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    Why Doesn't a Pendulum Hit My Face When Released?

    Homework Statement When I release a large pendulum from about my eye level, why does it not return and hit my face? Homework Equations PE=mgh and KE= 1/2mv^2 possibly? The Attempt at a Solution I was thinking that it had something to do with a transfer of potential energy to...