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42.1 Force and Energy

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    • so in more non-relativistic terms a fast moving low mass object, say a piece of straw, has enough mass to puncture a telephone pole. I think I’ve got that right, what do you think?

    • so in more non-relativistic terms a fast moving low mass object, say a piece of straw in a tornado, has enough mass to puncture a telephone pole. I think I’ve got that right, what do you think?

    • It appears that the given scenario is a special case of the particle collisions where the y-velocity of both particles are the same.
      Still applicable, but leaves a doubt whether it holds true with different velocities…

    • It appears that the given scenario is a special case of the particle collisions where the y-velocity of both particles are the same.
      Still applicable, but leaves a doubt whether it holds true with different velocities…

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