Both bump into you with same effect?

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An elephant and a mouse would both have zero weight in gravity-free space. If they were moving toward you with the same speed, would they bump into you with the same effect?

Please explain as much as you can.

Answer 1

They have zero weight in the absence of gravity, but they still have mass. Exactly what mass is, is not fully understood, but it can be thought of as the amount of 'stuff' that comprises an object. An elephant has much more mass than a mouse- ie, there is a lot more of it. So, if, say, the elephant is 1000 times the mass of the mouse, then being hit by an elephant at a given speed will deliver the same clout as being hit by 1000 mice at the same speed.
This is because the effect of their impact depends not on their weight, but on their MOMENTUM. This is a number equal to their mass x their speed. The more momentum an object has, the more kinetic energy it carries, and it is the transfer of this energy that will actually do the damage when that elephant collides with you. (The kinetic energy of an object of mass 'm' moving at speed 'v', is equal to [1/2 x m x v x v]

Answer 2

specific. Weight is barely recent in gravity. yet no, they does not have the comparable bring about the event that they suddenly met you. The elephant would have greater inertia and momentum that are purely based on the mass.

Answer 3

IF I SAT ON YOUR HEAD AND AN ELEPHANT SAT ON YOU HEAD WOULD YOUR NOSE SURVIVE