How can a one-ton car drive over a person’s foot and not cause any significant damages?
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Well, 1 ton divided by four tires, so 1/4 ton per tire. Now the contact patch of the tire (the part in contact with the ground) is key to how much pressure the foot would feel. You would take the 1/4 ton and divide it by the surface of the contact patch to find the mass per unit of surface of the contact patch. Turns out that it’s a much lower number than you would think, hence the foot feels little to no pain!
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