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Old 18-12-2009, 03:18 PM   #103
talk2tiny
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Originally Posted by MAD
That is exactly what we have been saying.

There IS twice the energy expelled/absorbed/whatever in the collision, but the forces exerted on the driver(s) will be no different because there are two cars involved and sharing the energy absorption.
I'm not sure I can explain why that's not true without equations but I'll try and think of an example. Let me have a think.
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