Re: elastic collisions

[Hugh Haskell <hhaskell@MINDSPRING.COM>]

At 12:20 +1000 10/1/02, brian mcinnes wrote:
> Are you really happy with the choice of the word "velocity' in this context?
> Is "the same magnitude of velocity but opposite direction" too much of a
> mouthful?
> What about using the word "speed" here?
You are correct. I am trying to train myself to stop saying speed
when I mean velocity and sometimes I get carried away and go too far
in the other direction.

Hugh
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