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If you hit a 10 ton object and _any_ of the collision is inelastic, that is a tremendous amount of momentum to dissipate. It might not change the speed of the s
by oivey 5y ago
If you hit a 10 ton object and _any_ of the collision is inelastic, that is a tremendous amount of momentum to dissipate. It might not change the speed of the sub much, but it could still cause a lot of damage to the hull which could then injure sailors inside.
- Jensson 5y agoWouldn't the submarine sink if the hull was so deformed that it damaged 10 sailors?
- TeMPOraL 5y agoNot if the majority of the damage to the sailors came from them being unexpectedly bounced around the corridors. If they weren't expecting it, they weren't strapped in or otherwise secured.