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Old 09-29-2009, 12:56 PM   #35
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Oh - and you're right about the effective impact speed/kinetic energy being additive (minus decel. due to air resistance). 'Had dynamics' and understanding vector mechanics are obviously two different things.
phew. I'm glad all those physics classes in college didn't get totally forgotten
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