Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Hitting without deforming is called an elastic collision, if that's 
>>> the confusion.
>>
>> Really? How bizzare...
> 
> Because the objects hit, deform, spring apart, and then return to their 
> original shapes. Like stretching elastic, you see, compared to 
> stretching noodles or something.

I would have through elastic would mean the objects deformed, and 
inelastic would mean they didn't deform, but hey...

>>   "Gravity is far weaker than electromagnetism. To demonstrate this, 
>> consider a person jumping off the top of a tall building. It takes 60 
>> seconds for gravity to accelerate your body as you fall, but only 0.08 
>> seconds for electromagnetism to bring it to a halt at the bottom."
> 
> That's a good one.

Horizon. ;-)

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