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To: BenLurkin

not this time ... heavy rocks are being thrown at high velocity from a passing pickup truck ... if both vehicles are traveling 60 mph, the striking rock has a 120 mph relative velocity ... the five recent instances in the denver area have happened several miles a part ...


15 posted on 04/21/2023 3:59:32 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: catnipman

Your math skills suck. If both car are traveling 60 mph in the same direction and you throw a rock 5 mph faster relative to the earth your rick is traveling 65 mph, relative to the other car it is traveling 5 mph.


20 posted on 04/21/2023 5:00:59 PM PDT by stockpirate (Where Justice Ends Tyranny Begins...Repression Breeds Violence)
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