Never mind. I'll try to find the answer somewhere else. I'm probably not asking correctly. I know intuitively that two objects of the same mass moving towards one another at the same exact speed will generate more impact than a single object of that same size would generate if running into a...
LOL..I know there's more to it, but I'm looking for a simple, approximated analogy. Let's assume it's two cars, then. If two cars hit head on at 20 miles per hour. That collision is equal to a single car hitting an immovable wall going at what speed?
okay, here are the specifics. I'm a sports guy with a Finance background who is writing a book, so bear with me. I'm trying to explain what the equivalent of two 225 football players running into each other at 17 mph (roughly a 4.6 forty-yard dash) to a person sitting in a car and crashing...
Does anyone know how to determine:
If two objects are traveling toward one another at an equal speed (say, 17 mph), what is the equivalent force upon impact of an object (let's assume same weight if that matters) colliding with a stationary object?
Specifically two objects of the same...