Can someone remind me why if I kick an large object it suffers from the impact, but when I kick a very small object it just moves?
>>472764
Both are the same physical concept. The large object has more mass to resist your kick combined with the gravity.
e=m*c2
>>472764
This is a pretty great question, Anon. An in depth answer is really complex!
Firstly, the two seperate objects might not be made out of the same things. There's probably more empty space inside the larger object. For example, if you have two balloons that are different sizes, the thickness of the membrane that's holding the air inside is the same, which means that the larger balloon is more air and less membrane. So if you kick the smaller balloon, there's more membrane, and it goes flying, but if you kick the larger balloon, the membrane can't withstand the force needed to launch it, so it pops when you hit it too hard!
Meanwhile, if you had a balloon that was both larger and also made out of a much thicker membrane, then it would also just move!
You can read more about this concept here if you feel inspired to learn!
http://www.dinosaurtheory.com/scaling.html
>>474394
The force needed to move a large object is larger than a small object, but the force needed to damage a large object is the same as a small object.
