Article XT95 The Physics of Car Crashes

The Physics of Car Crashes

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Scott Beale
from Laughing Squid on (#XT95)
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Henry Reich takes a look at the physics behind car crashes on the latest episode of MinutePhysics.

How is the chemical energy of gasoline transformed into kinetic energy of a moving car? And where does that kinetic energy go when the car crashes into something and stops moving?

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