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Re:On being brought up by libertarian economists by LegionMammal978 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @11:07PM (#40629755)
Yeah, the movable vs. immovable distinction is the big difference here. If it's a truly immovable wall, then the ground exerts a great backward force to keep the wall in place during the collision, which the wall transfers into the car.

But if the car just busts straight through a wall of equal mass (and a comparable crumple zone), then it will be just like the car/car case energetically: the car and wall both continue at 50 mph following the collision.

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