If you instead travel at double the speed (130 mph) you'll have double the
momentum, and thus only lose 1/2 of a millionth of a MPH when you collide with
the fly. The faster you go, the less effect the fly will have, and as you
approach the speed of light, the Tiger will become heavier due to relativistic
effects, and you won't notice the flies at all.
Now you can sleep better.
-Theo
CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
> A recent new article here stated that an average car traveling at 65 miles
> per hour hitting a common fly traveling at 1 MPH will result in the car
> losing 1 millionth of a MPH because of the impact.
> Now you say what is the big deal? Well, they said "average" car. If you
> assume the average car might weigh 3200 pounds just think of what might
> happen to smaller cars like Tigers.
> All kind of possibilities come to mind. What if the fly is oversized, what
> if you actually hit 15 or 20 on any given trip, what if the fly is flying at
> more than 1 MPH, etc..?
> I guess you can see that this can be more serious than it would appear at
> first glance. I don't know about the rest of you, but my little Tiger will
> be staying in the garage until I can be reassured by someone on the list.
> Mark L.
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