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Default The physics of cars - a question sequence.

On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 21:32:01 +0100, Vir Campestris
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The whole point was that it's impossible to say. Torque on its own is
useless - you need revs too, and that means it's power. Force times speed.


Hm.

A standing car would never accelerate...


Thomas Prufer