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Re: Impulse



In a message dated 10/30/2001 5:00:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, cparker@CHARTER.NET writes:


Impulse is a push for a while.  I can stop a speeding Mac truck two ways.
Push it hard for a little while or push it easy for a long while.


What about using the term impulse to describe a large but exceptionally brief force?  Is this a well defined concept?

Justin Parke