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A couple of simple, (maybe dumb) questions - Consider a string, maybe a meter long, with one end attached to a small rock, and the other end attached to the shaft of a motor standing so the shaft points upwards. When the motor is turned off, the string hangs limp. When the motor runs, the rock...

I believe the answer you are looking for is no. If object A collides with object B, it is only capable of accelerating object B to the same velocity as its own. Once it reaches that velocity, there is no further acceleration. For example, if a locomotive encounters a toy wagon, the toy wagon...