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Is it true that if two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph that the impact is equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 120 mph?
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∙ 14y ago
No, when two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph, the impact would be equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 60mph.
Newtons third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a car is traveling at 60 mph and hits a solid steel wall, the wall applies a force equal to 60 mph back toward the car. This is the same as if a car that is traveling at 60 mph hits another car traveling at 60 mph. In both scenarios, the car is traveling at 60 mph and at the point of collision a force equal to 60 mph is imparted on the car.
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