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Old 02-12-2012, 08:39 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
A heavier car absorbs more impact energy into the structure
You have it backwards.

F=MA
or
Kinetic Energy = 1/2MV^2

Under the same deceleration ( say you hit a stationary object ) or the same initial speed ... the more mass you have the more impact energy you have. Mass increases the impact energy not decreases it... Mass doesn't absorb the impact energy , it increases it.

A better design is a better design ... that part I'll give you ... but the mass part you have backwards.
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