Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!DWELD@BBNG.ARPA From: DWELD@BBNG.ARPA Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Naive Question Message-ID: <3020@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jul-83 11:17:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3020 Posted: Tue Jul 12 11:17:00 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 09:52:15 EDT Lines: 8 Aren't you assuming that the collision is completely inelastic? I would think that the car would bounce, at least some. And in that case the ratio of driver momentum to car momentum would be larger in the more massive car, thus the more massive car would bounce more, thus the driver of the more massive car would leave the seat with a higher relative velocity. Am I confused?