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Aren't an immobile immovible object and a object going at a constant speed the same thing in terms of directional forces.
What I mean, and what I am struggling to convey, is that if I stand on a hill and watch a car collide into a wall, the car was traveling into the wall, but if i was to drive alongside the car at the exact same speed, wouldnt it look like the wall is running into the car?
idek aye, its just some fun things to think about, post random thinky shiyuz here basil im bloody bored

July 10, 2013

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Maxilonius

Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies at high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft/4,270 m). Historically, they lived in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, but today colonies in the wild remain only in Peru and Chile. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae.

Reply July 10, 2013
Midvinter

[quote=uOnPeriod]Aren't an immobile immovible object and a object going at a constant speed the same thing in terms of directional forces.
What I mean, and what I am struggling to convey, is that if I stand on a hill and watch a car collide into a wall, the car was traveling into the wall, but if i was to drive alongside the car at the exact same speed, wouldnt it look like the wall is running into the car?
idek aye, its just some fun things to think about, post random thinky shiyuz here basil im bloody bored[/quote]

An object that cannot move is an object unaffected by forces outside it. An object moving at constant velocity has a net force of 0. They're not the same thing.
However, if you're thinking of reference frames, then they can be considered the same. But, they would have to have different reference points, which makes it illogical to compare, precisely because of the situation you've explained.

Reply July 10, 2013
Watermelon

This was explained in high school, retake your physics classes.

Reply July 10, 2013 - edited