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Posted by Emma on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 6:49pm.

If you throw an egg against a wall, the egg will break. But if you throw it at the same speed into a sagging sheer, it may not break. Why?

science - Rebel, Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 6:59pm
because if something compresses upon impact the object will be slowing down as it compresses instead of an immediate jerking stop forcing all it's momentum

p.s. sorry if my explanation is a little screwy

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