Would it make a difference, if a car was driven into a wall or another car with the same mass going exactly the same speed?

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Would it make a difference, if a car was driven into a wall or another car with the same mass going exactly the same speed?

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2 cars of same weight going the same speed will have the same damage as one of those cars crashing into a wall going the same speed. Contrary to initial thoughts, the 2 cars crashing will not have damage as going twice the speed. Classic myth busters episode. [collision math](http://warp.povusers.org/grrr/collisionmath.html)