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    Undergrad In jousting, how does speed affect the knight's lance?

    Sorry I still don't understand the difference between acceleration. If power = speed * force, and force has "acceleration" in it, doesn't that mean power = speed * mass * speed (again)? So the power of a small rock (given mass of 2) thrown at 5 units per second could be = 5 * 2 * 5? For...
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    Undergrad In jousting, how does speed affect the knight's lance?

    Hi, I don't have any background in physics at all (perhaps besides knowing about the relationship between speed, distance and time). Rather I am considering making some video game about jousting, and I'm considering whether a physics based approach would be good for the user experience...