Therefore, to determine the result of an impact, we can make use of what Einstein called a gedankenexperiment, or "thought experiment":
"Bonk"
"Ow!"
In science, it's important that results be repeatable, so let's try that again:
"Bonk"
"Stop it!"
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
"Bonk"
"Ow!"
In science, it's important that results be repeatable, so let's try that again:
"Bonk"
"Stop it!"
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012