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    Sep 8, 2007, 12:04 PM
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    How a Karate player is able to break a pile of bricks with a single blow?
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    Sep 8, 2007, 07:32 PM
    They have enough mass accelerating at enough speed to effectively create enough energy to break the bricks. It's the same principle as a wrecking ball; something dense moving fast creates a big mess.
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    Sep 9, 2007, 05:04 AM
    They put their whole body weight behind it and they break in the direction along the length of their arm to provide solidity.
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