单选题 Which of the following would be most analogous to the process of dampening oscillations described in the paragraph?

• (A) During a rainstorm, water rises to the level of a sewer drain, siphoning off and thus remaining at constant level.
• (B) A rubber ball which bounces off the ground multiple times, than gradually comes to rest.
• (C) A meteor hurtles through space indefinitely, due to the laws of inertia.
• (D) A clothing iron is left on, then becomes so hot that it catches on fire, burning its own cord and destroying its power source.
• (E) A baseball pitcher knows he tends to through to the left of home plate, and then in trying to throw to the right, overcorrects.