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The Physics of Car Crashes

Started bySam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
First post2015-12-14 12:54 -0600
Last post2015-12-14 19:52 +0000
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  The Physics of Car Crashes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 12:54 -0600
    Re: The Physics of Car Crashes gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-14 13:28 -0600
      Re: The Physics of Car Crashes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-14 19:52 +0000

#539128 — The Physics of Car Crashes

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-14 12:54 -0600
SubjectThe Physics of Car Crashes
Message-ID<m_CdnUX3tYnMjfLLnZ2dnUU7-WWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
The Physics of Car Crashes
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ML4GA47Rg

> How is the chemical energy of gasoline transformed into kinetic
> energy of a moving car? And where does that kinetic energy go when
> the car crashes into something and stops moving?


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Fromgilber34 <fafa@invalid.com>
Date2015-12-14 13:28 -0600
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In reply to#539128
On 12/14/2015 12:54 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> The Physics of Car Crashes
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ML4GA47Rg
>


>> And where does that kinetic energy go when
>> the car crashes into something and stops moving?
>
>

=> into heat, metal deformation, skid marks, sound, and medical 
insurance payments

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Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2015-12-14 19:52 +0000
Message-ID<l8j3kc-ege.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#539139
gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 12/14/2015 12:54 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> The Physics of Car Crashes
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ML4GA47Rg
>>
> 
> 
>>> And where does that kinetic energy go when
>>> the car crashes into something and stops moving?
>>
>>
> 
> => into heat, metal deformation, skid marks, sound, and medical 
> insurance payments

Don't forget lawyer fees.

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Jim Pennino

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