• JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 hours ago

    A bowling ball imparted with the momentum from a slingshot won’t even have the energy to stay air-borne.

    The marble imparted with the momentum from a slingshot will fracture or even penetrate your skull.

    Momentum is m*v. However, kinetic energy is (1/2)m*v^2, where the velocity is providing exponentially more to the equation.