To: Sherman Logan
The force is one half the mass times the square of the velocity, so doubling the speed quadruples the force of the impact.
24 posted on
10/28/2007 7:03:18 PM PDT by
Squawk 8888
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To: Squawk 8888
Thanks, that makes a lot more sense.
To: Squawk 8888; Sherman Logan
The force is one half the mass times the square of the velocity, so doubling the speed quadruples the force of the impact.No, that is kinetic energy, not force. See post #28. The change in speed divided by the time of collision determines the force exerted by a mass.
30 posted on
10/28/2007 7:12:37 PM PDT by
Right Wing Assault
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