A spring is hanging from a ceiling, and you attached a mass to it.

First scenario: You support the mass by your hand from the spring's uncompressed position and slowly released it at it goes to stop.

Second scenario: From the uncompressed position of the spring, you let the mass dropped quickly.

Question:
Is the maximum (extension) stretch of the spring when mass is dropped quickly, equal to the stretch of the string when the mass is released slowly?

Question

A spring is hanging from a ceiling, and you attached a mass to it.
 
First scenario: You support the mass by your hand from the spring's uncompressed position and slowly released it at it goes to stop.

Second scenario: From the uncompressed position of the spring, you let the mass dropped quickly.

Question:
Is the maximum (extension) stretch of the spring  when mass is dropped quickly, equal to the stretch of the string when the mass is released slowly?

theeric · Answer

Is this an ideal spring?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

can you understand my question? i'll understand if you can't because I just made that one up (from my curiosity :/)

theeric · Answer

I do understand it, I think! It's good of you to ask your own questions!

So, if you just let it go it will oscillate up and down. It won't stop!

Interestingly enough, it'll oscillate around where it'd go to when you let it down slowly.

theeric · Answer

Does that answer your question?

anonymous · Answer

almost:) 
what i mean is the displacement before it oscillates, 
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