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Is it physically possible for the energy absorbed by crumple-bits to be greater than the additional energy required to decelerate all the extra mass which the c
by jacobwilliamroy 7y ago
Is it physically possible for the energy absorbed by crumple-bits to be greater than the additional energy required to decelerate all the extra mass which the crumple-bits provide?
- remcob 7y agoYes, the energy required to make permanent deformations in a material is unrelated to it's kinetic energy.
- humbledrone 7y agoI'd rather get hit in the head by a ten pound blob of clay than a five pound iron ball. (Preferably neither, though.)
- jacobwilliamroy 7y agoI think I'd pick the iron ball? I'd have to feel the clay first.
- cma 7y agoWould you rather be hit by a moving concrete wall or a moving concrete wall at the same speed but with 5 layers of cardboard boxes taped to it.
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