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When a wrecking ball hits a wall it is not moving fast How can it have enough momentum to knock down a wall?
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∙ 14y ago
Momentum is a function of both mass and speed. The wrecking ball isn't moving very fast, but it is extremely heavy; that is where its momentum comes from.
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