Why does high speed collisions like falling cause more damage?

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I’m kinda confused, obviously it’s because there is more force involved in the collision compared to a slow speed collision, but why? It’s just the way the universe works, or what?

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It’s because of momentum which is basically the amount of motion occuring during something that is moving.

You can guess all that from the rule of momentum which is Mass x Velocity. So basically the Velocity is proportional to the momentum and contributes as much as the mass. That’s why even a small rock could cause a bigger injury if thrown from a high place.

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