Multiple Choice
Cars are designed so that their bodies buckle (permanently deform) when they are in an accident. How does the buckling make the car safer by not allowing it to recoil (bounce) so much?
A) The buckling stores energy.
B) The buckling dissipates the energy of the crash.
C) The buckling provides energy to the crashing objects.
D) The buckling gives the car a high coefficient of restitution.
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