When a car explodes in a parking lot, isn't the cars next to it effected? And doesn't it have something to do with teh law of conservation of energy?
2006-08-25 16:25:22 · 4 answers · asked by hope_lromantix 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
No, i saw this in Mission Impossible, the first explosion. I heard this had to do something about conservation of energy... is this true?
2006-08-25 16:39:56 · update #1
Depending how strong the explosion is, yes, cars around would be peppered with debris at the very least.
Why do you ask? Is that are frequent occurrence in your neighborhood?
2006-08-25 16:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the explosion is sufficiently small that it is actually contained inside the car (not affecting the outside), then yes, the cars next to it will feel the effects of the explosion. But I'm guessing that if you saw this in Mission Impossible, the explosion was pretty big.
The law of conservation of energy pretty much says energy can't be created or destroyed; the way it relates here is that the energy of the explosion (thermal, kinetic, whatever) doesn't just make a big show and disappear. It's gonna do something.
2006-08-26 00:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by LingXinYi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
The chemical or atomic energy that is released by the explosion has to go somewhere. It ends up moving and/or destroying things that are some distance from the original explosion.
The more powerful the explosion, the more stuff it moves or destroys.
2006-08-25 23:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What, did you see this on CSI?
2006-08-25 23:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋