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November 12th 04, 05:00 PM
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Dangers of High Speed Trains Pushed from the Rear
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:20:42 UTC, Pyromancer
wrote: : Stopping 350 tons in such a short space requires the : dissipation of a great deal of energy 350 tons at 100mph (45 m/s) is 1/2 * 350 * (45)^2 = 350MJ which is the same amount you get if you dropped the entire train from a height of 100m (three hundred feet). Or, if you prefer, 84 kilograms of TNT. Ian -- |
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