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what is the medium in the marshmellow wave machine

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The medium is the physical chain of marshmallows (and whatever links them together). In that classroom-style wave machine the marshmallows act as the discrete masses and the sticky/elastic connections between them act like springs, so it’s a mechanical (elastic) medium. Waves propagate as neighboring marshmallows push/pull one another through those contact/elastic forces.