kinetic energy
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In less than four seconds—according to butterflies let loose in my stomach—the Bentley swept past 60 mph, casually acquiring a kinetic energy of nearly one megajoule, roughly equivalent to a stick of dynamite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Amaterasu particle was reported at about 240 exa-electron volts, giving one tiny cosmic-ray particle roughly the kinetic energy of a fast-moving tennis ball.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
That is, kinetic energy destroys the incoming warhead.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“It doesn’t just stop a blade. It spreads the kinetic energy across the fabric. The yards can work almost like a conveyor belt, preventing energy from concentrating at a single point.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
It keeps spinning faster—all that kinetic energy forced down the neck of the funnel until it’s blaring like an alarm—then it falls silent as it drops into the black abyss of the funnel.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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