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Physics

Overdamping

Quick fact

In an overdamped system, the damping force is so high that the system takes longer to return to equilibrium than it would under critical damping—the exact opposite of what intuition might suggest.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever pushed a heavy door with a damper that closes slowly and never bounces back? Why does it move so sluggishly instead of swinging freely?