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PSP · December 18, 2009, 05:32 AM

If your wife gets mad at you and hits you in the head with her shoe it hurts and may leave a mark.

If your wife gets mad at you and hits you in the head with her stiletto heeled shoe it will hurt more and probably leave a hole.

Same mass, same velocity...different surface area.

December 18, 2009, 05:32 AM	#38
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Bowling Green Virginia Posts: 4,487	If your wife gets mad at you and hits you in the head with her shoe it hurts and may leave a mark. If your wife gets mad at you and hits you in the head with her stiletto heeled shoe it will hurt more and probably leave a hole. Same mass, same velocity...different surface area.