Eli5: when two objects colide what decides which breaks?

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Like if I threw an egg at a wall the egg would break, but if the egg is going really fast the wall would break too? Whats the underlying mechanic for this?

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F=ma. Force = Mass x acceleration. You can make a lot of force with a small amount of mass by increasing the acceleration by a lot, granted the lighter something is the harder it is to actually throw it hard but it’s not impossible. But this is why a relatively soft bullet can damage a much stronger piece of metal.

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