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The maths says unlikely. Kinetic energy=0.5mv^2 The two variables are orders of magnitude smaller in one scenario, and the function grows quadratically.
by tizzy 1y ago
The maths says unlikely.
Kinetic energy=0.5mv^2
The two variables are orders of magnitude smaller in one scenario, and the function grows quadratically.
- munificent 1y agoYes the energy is much larger in a car collision, but the fraction of that energy absorbed by the cars is also much larger. My face doesn't have a few feet of crumple zones on it, just a couple of millimeters of skin over bone.