Today's random thought: What would happen to a supersonic ping-pong ball? And no, shooting it out of some kind of cannon wouldn't count, because it would already be destroyed before it got to supersonic speeds. I'm wondering what happens to an intact ping-pong ball that starts out at supersonic speeds, in atmosphere.
@boots Excellent. But I am also wondering what effect the air resistance would have on it! Would it disintegrate first, or would it ignite and burn? Would it collapse?
Basically i want to see what happens to a ping-pong ball under reentry stresses.