If you pound a feather with a hammer, which one feels a greater force?
A) If the feather moves, then it felt the greater force. Otherwise the force was the same on both.
B) always the feather
C) always the hammer
D) The size of the force is always exactly the same on both of them.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force exerted on the feather by the hammer is exactly equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted on the hammer by the feather.

If You Pound a Feather with a Hammer, Which One