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Title: what would happen if two objects moving at near the speed of light collided with each other head on?
Post by: fieldhockey32 on Apr 7, 2013
suppose you took two one cubic foot blocks of brass, propelled them up to 99.5% the speed of light then made them both collide with each other head on, what would happen?


Title: what would happen if two objects moving at near the speed of light collided with each other head on?
Post by: Micha on Apr 7, 2013
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Title: what would happen if two objects moving at near the speed of light collided with each other head on?
Post by: mich on Apr 7, 2013
A lot of KE would convert to other energy forms. A good bet is the 2 blocks would vaporize and you would have a big cloud brass vapor, maybe even plasma