When teaching the subject of elasticity, it is often difficult to find a straightforward quantitative laboratory that can give a “hands-on” feel for the subject. This paper presents an experiment that demonstrates the essentials of elasticity by observing the behavior of marshmallows under a compressive load. Like other marshmallow-based activities,1,2 this experiment is straightforward, fun, and readily extendable to more complicated and advanced topics.
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