rumschlumpel@feddit.org to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoWear your seatbeltlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up110
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minus-squareLka1988@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoMan, you can do that at 5 MPH and get a similar reaction. A few thousand pounds of car moving at 5MPH carries way more momentum than people realize. Edit: 5 MPH is a brisk walk. If you’ve run into a lamppost or a tree during a brisk walk, then you should understand what I mean.
minus-squareGrimtuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe weight of the car has no impact (excuse the pun) on the momentum of its passengers.
Man, you can do that at 5 MPH and get a similar reaction. A few thousand pounds of car moving at 5MPH carries way more momentum than people realize.
Edit: 5 MPH is a brisk walk. If you’ve run into a lamppost or a tree during a brisk walk, then you should understand what I mean.
The weight of the car has no impact (excuse the pun) on the momentum of its passengers.