Nobody ever teaches me how physics works

[Peegee]

The other day I defined 'wind' to my brother as 'a change in air pressure in large scales', and it got me thinking that either I don't pay attention in school or school did not teach me the most simple things.

Here an example I can't explain:

When you have a collision where the momentum are opposing, the collision magnitude is additive.

For example 20 N·s -> <- 10 N·s = 30 N·s of momentum, assuming there's no loss of energy elsewhere.

In the example 20 N·s-> 10 N·s -> , the object behind the object in the front strikes the object in the front, but with momentum 10 N·s
Why does this happen? It's not sufficient to say that it is intuitive, and I was never taught why things happen. I was simply taught to apply trigonometry and algebra and solve for the equation.

Are there any questions about reality you have questions about? For example the reason I don't fall through the earth is because of electrostatic repulsion, or something like that (this explains why solid things do not pass through each other). WTF

PS what am I asking? is there a term for it?

[kotora]

it works because of Jesus

[Peegee]

it works because of Jesus

A wizard did it

[Mirage]

No, Jesus.
Or are you saying Jesus is a wizard?

[Peegee]

No, Jesus.
Or are you saying Jesus is a wizard?

Jesus is God wizard. He casts zapzap at Satan and makes him dead.

[blackmage_nuke]

I was in the process of composing a serious response until I realised pg made this thread

[Peegee]

My question is serious but you guys love to be pgish in a pg thread.

[Madame Adequate]

And whose fault is that?

In seriousness, because of what Newton figured out. So, it happens because the universe's physical laws demand it happen. If you mean why are those laws set up like that, that's way above my pay grade, the best we can do is "they just are".

[Peegee]

And whose fault is that?

In seriousness, because of what Newton figured out. So, it happens because the universe's physical laws demand it happen. If you mean why are those laws set up like that, that's way above my pay grade, the best we can do is "they just are".

Basically you don't know why conservation of energy happens

[escobert]

PG I love you but nomore thinking threads plz thx.

[Peegee]

PG I love you but nomore thinking threads plz thx.

LOL I'M ASIAN MOG SO ORGINAL LOLOLOLOL AMIBESTPOSTAR YET?

OMG I SAID ASL LOL WITTY

[escobert]

I just don't want to think about things like why falls or why luquid stays in and object going in an orbit!

[I Took the Red Pill]

chosen reference frame conservation of momentum etc.

[Dignified Pauper]

Does it have something to do with inertia? Being that the force of inertia on the object with N -> 20 has more inertia that overpowers the N->10 ? I think you're asking why the opposing force ends up being transferred between the objects. I think it has something to do with inertia.

Physics fail. ASL?

[Peegee]

Does it have something to do with inertia? Being that the force of inertia on the object with N -> 20 has more inertia that overpowers the N->10 ? I think you're asking why the opposing force ends up being transferred between the objects. I think it has something to do with inertia.

Physics fail. ASL?

Yes physics fail. I want to know why if I push against an object the force doesn't push back at me, or gets transferred to a power plant in brasil. "because that's how it works" ?