Soft target by impact and its contribution to indirect bone fractures.
Action-reaction forces<span> act on different objects; </span>balanced forces<span> act on the same object. </span>Balanced forces<span> can result in acceleration, </span>action-reaction forces<span> cannot. ... Newton's Third Law of Motion does not apply to </span>balanced forces<span>.</span>
Most of the energy will be absorbed by the materials that make up the cars, causing them to deform. The energy will also be converted into sound energy, causing a loud bang upon collision. Also, some energy will be converted to thermal energy, which will cause the cars to heat up slightly.