Bhargav Swami
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Why a fast-moving cricket ball can cause more injuries to a cricketer than a moving tennis ball?

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Poll Results

32.57%[A] Due to large force ( 57 voters )
13.14%[B] Due to large velocity ( 23 voters )
51.43%[C] Both [A] and [B] ( 90 voters )
2.86%[D] None of the above ( 5 voters )
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More force is needed to stop a cricket ball (which has more mass) and less force is needed to stop a tennis ball (which has less mass).
The force required to stop a moving ball is proportional to mass (m) and velocity (v), i.e., momentum = m x v.
Therefore, a faster ball will require more force.

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