Re: Physics question

On 22-07-2007 5:08, Mkajuma wrote:

Suppose you drive your car into a wall at the rate of 50 mph. Would
the damage to the car depend on whether you were accelarating to 50 mph
verus a constant speed of 50 mph?

No. All that matters is the speed.

What if there was no running engine on inpact?

It makes no difference.

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos
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