Elastic vs. Inelastic

An elastic collision is when two items or objects "bounce" or rebound off of each other. Inelastic collision is when two objects stick together. One time that I have seen an elastic collision is when I was walking in the hall towards my next class and I was watching where I was going and I bumped into somebody. When we collided, we bounced off each other and apologized for bumping into each other accidently. One time when I have seen an inelastic collision is when I hugged my little nephew after not seeing me for so long. I was running towards my nephew and he was running towards me and when we went to hug each other, we bumped into each other really hard. After we hugged, I tried letting go of him but it seemed like he had stuck to me because he didn't want to let me go.