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Originally Posted by The Gaijin
I wish I was Newton. 
The 10lb object would lose have its energy and move forward half as fast... 5MPH?
And the 5lb object gaining half that energy, but at half the weight would speed up to 10MPH?? |
Nope- I thought this at one point, but it fails like this:
Initial system Energy MUST EQUAL New System Energy
Initial system Energy = 500
In your new system, its (10)(5 squared) + (5)(10 squared) = 750
You've created energy.