No. It isn’t obvious to me. In fact, I can see how at a particular sweetspot of moving away from the striking baton could concentrate the force in a smaller area leading to a “harder” blow. Perhaps you could explain it to me since I apparently was sick that day in elementary school.
edit: strikethrough. when I wrote this I thought the confusion was the common elementary school misunderstanding of the difference between the “force” and “hardness” of a blow, which did not turn out to be the case and this was just a non-sequitur.
Ok, so if you run into someone standing still, that will hurt a lot, right?
Now, if you run into someone else also running who is just a bit slower than you, that doesn’t hurt as much.
It’s the same reason boxers “roll with the punch”. If a strike comes to the face they will move their head to negate/lessen the impact
That’s a flawed analogy as people tend to run horizontally.
For that to “work” you’d have to move (faster) in the same direction of the baton – meaning downwards towards the ground. Realistically you’d end up on the ground, crouching, and still within reach of a blow.
It could kinda work if the trajectory is diagonal 'cos you’d roll away but you’d still be in an awkward position to avoid a blow.
You’re assuming velocity remains constant. If you can run into the person who is also moving BEFORE THEY GET UP TO FULL SPEED, it hurts less than of you allow them room to get up to full speed.
Sure, but that wasn’t what the first commenter said. Moving away would lessen the force visavi standing still. Now if it’s better to move in or away is another question.
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.
No. It isn’t obvious to me.
In fact, I can see how at a particular sweetspot of moving away from the striking baton could concentrate the force in a smaller area leading to a “harder” blow.Perhaps you could explain it to me since I apparently was sick that day in elementary school.edit: strikethrough. when I wrote this I thought the confusion was the common elementary school misunderstanding of the difference between the “force” and “hardness” of a blow, which did not turn out to be the case and this was just a non-sequitur.
Ok, so if you run into someone standing still, that will hurt a lot, right?
Now, if you run into someone else also running who is just a bit slower than you, that doesn’t hurt as much.
It’s the same reason boxers “roll with the punch”. If a strike comes to the face they will move their head to negate/lessen the impact
That’s a flawed analogy as people tend to run horizontally.
For that to “work” you’d have to move (faster) in the same direction of the baton – meaning downwards towards the ground. Realistically you’d end up on the ground, crouching, and still within reach of a blow. It could kinda work if the trajectory is diagonal 'cos you’d roll away but you’d still be in an awkward position to avoid a blow.
Well, he asked how it worked, and that’s how physics work. Doesn’t matter if it horisontal, diagonal or vertical
Oh, and the first commenter just mentioned moving away
Yes, so imagine a spinning broomstick. What would hurt more, getting hit at the far end from where it’s rotating or right next to where its rotating.
Or a spinning fan. Does it hurt more to stick your finger in near the motor, or at the edge.
And that’s a separate question.
You’re assuming velocity remains constant. If you can run into the person who is also moving BEFORE THEY GET UP TO FULL SPEED, it hurts less than of you allow them room to get up to full speed.
Sure, but that wasn’t what the first commenter said. Moving away would lessen the force visavi standing still. Now if it’s better to move in or away is another question.
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.