[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

What the heck is going on here?

Law of the bigger unit

[tuccillo]

For the record, you stated "go read a physics book" first, but I digress.

In reality, you replied to "Rapscallion St Croix's" post that he was incorrect when he was exactly right. I tried to give you the chance to understand the point by clearly stating the assumptions. Go back and read your post where you claim "Rapscallion St Croix's" post is wrong. Nobody claimed they are "identical", only that two carts hitting each other at 20 MPH is equivalent to a cart hitting a wall at 20 MPH in terms of damage to the cart, not 40 MPH as was suggested in the post that "Rapscallion St Croix" originally responded to. You can try to spin this anyway you want but you clearly didn't understand the physics.

You can keep yammering on but I have other things to do.

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

"I will do the mathematical proof but I am not sure anyone will follow it." - your words. Yeah...that's not condescending and insulting at all.

And I'm only wrong in your mind. I know it's futile to reply, but I will anyway. You are talking about the net damage done in two totally different scenarios. The net damage done may well be roughly the same in both. Heck, I'm a big fan of Mythbusters, and I don't see anything in there that I disagree with. I am simply saying that relative speed does matter...a lot!

Why don't you comment on the thought problem I posted earlier...

Scenario 1 - A solid wall, block, whatever is moving along at 20 MPH and hits a stationary wall.
Scenario 2 - Two solid walls, blocks, whatever are moving toward each other, each going 20 MPH, and collide.

Are the collisions identical in every respect? Of course not. There is much more energy in Scenario 2. I've said nothing that conflicts with this in any of my posts. I'm only stating that two vehicles colliding at 20 MPH is not identical to a vehicle traveling at 20 MPH hitting a stationary wall, even if the net damage is similar.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

...Go back and read your post where you claim "Rapscallion St Croix's" post is wrong. Nobody claimed they are "identical"...You can try to spin this anyway you want but you clearly didn't understand the physics

Yeah...the only claim was that they are "equivalent". You have resorted to semantics to cover your lack of understanding of the physics.

Everything I said in the very post you cite is true. No spin required.

[tuccillo]

You should read post #87, which has the analysis correct and is exactly what "Rapscallion St Croix" said, and you claimed was wrong. Keep on spinning, baby!

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Yeah...the only claim was that they are "equivalent". You have resorted to semantics to cover your lack of understanding of the physics.

Everything I said in the very post you cite is true. No spin required.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by RickeyD

The Villages is in a different dimension. Physics rules are different.

Bizarro World!

[rubicon]

Two cars, two carts going xx mph results in some very serious injuries any way you cut it; albeit the police and insurance people would be interested in the speed of each vehicle.