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minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoIt’s the exact same reason that hitting a parked car is a lot less bad than hitting a car going at the same speed in the opposite direction. Or why hitting the brakes when someone’s about to rear-end you is a bad idea.
minus-squareCenzorrll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoBats and batons are rotational, not linear. The farther you are from the fulcrum of a rotating bar, the faster it’s moving.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThat’s a valid counterpoint, and it really is all situational.
minus-squareCenzorrll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYes, but this situation is a baton being swung.
It’s the exact same reason that hitting a parked car is a lot less bad than hitting a car going at the same speed in the opposite direction. Or why hitting the brakes when someone’s about to rear-end you is a bad idea.
Bats and batons are rotational, not linear. The farther you are from the fulcrum of a rotating bar, the faster it’s moving.
That’s a valid counterpoint, and it really is all situational.
Yes, but this situation is a baton being swung.