Why does a heavy stone nor break a glass place when place
slowly on it, while a small stone falling from a great
height easily breaks it ?
Answer Posted / abhishek aanand
When the heavy stone strike glass with slow motion doesn't break glass. because it cover largeer area with very little kinetic energy but when a small stone strike with higher velocity it break the glass because it cover small area with higher kinetic energy.
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