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Re: Bumpers vs Frame which is better

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Originally Posted by The Lucas
How can it be a “more sudden stop” when the duration of the collision is longer with the same force? .
Well, I guess, it's not a more sudden stop when you compare a direct collision, but in the case of an indirect hit, where metal on metal would allow more of a glance, resulting in less energy transfer, the bumpers would stick on eachother, causing most of the collision impulse to be transfered. Metal on metal causes a greater impulse, but evidently to a lesser magnitude in some cases.
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