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In simple terms, what is Energy?

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Re: In simple terms, what is Energy?
« Reply #60 on: 09/11/2022 00:59:45 »
Just another thought.

Die stamping is a means of transferring all the kinetic energy of the ram into the work required to deform the blank into a coin or whatever you are making. There may be some losses as noise, but the principle is clear. Much the same applies to splitting a log with an axe. Hitting a bird with a shotgun pellet does a lot of useful work in destroying its vital organs and if you are really clever the residual kinetic energy usefully makes it drop where you want it to.
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