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xrongor
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On 25 Nov 2004 08:00:27 -0800,
(Harry K)
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I'm bored so will put forward this one to see what happens:
2 cars of equal mass crash head on at 50 mph. Both drivers will feel
an impact equal to crashing into a solid object at:
a. 100 mph
b. 50 mph
c. Other
Harry K
50mph because ...........................................
2 cars of equal mass that crash head on at 50 mph
can also be looked at as one car going 100mph crashing
into a stationary car of the same mass.
When that happens the force of the collision at 100mph is
cut in two and split equally between two cars.
ps, if you hit a wall at 100mph, the wall absorbs some shock. but the
effect is the same.
randy
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