Which has more momentum, a speeding baseball or an ocean liner at rest in a harbor?

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NothingMaster · Answer 1 · 2016-07-25T06:03:54+0000

Momentum is (mass) times (speed), so nothing that is at rest has any momentum. If the battleship is at rest, then a mosquito in flight, a leaf falling from a tree, and your speedy baseball each have more momentum than the ship has.

Which has more momentum, a speeding baseball or an ocean liner at rest in a harbor?

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