Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT), a global partnership led by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO/TDR). The model is based on a course developed jointly by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and Medécins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders). The specific SORT IT programme which resulted in this publication was jointly developed and implemented by: The Union South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India; the Centre for Operational Research, The Union, Paris, France; Medécins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders), India; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India; Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India; Department of Community Medicine, ESIC MedicalMonday, October 25, 2010

Math ain't dum

So I read the above article and my first thought was that I should share it.

Not long ago I was having a conversation with my mom about this very thing - conservation of momentum. In short, in reference to the article, by Pole's vehicle to collide into the rear of his, while continuing to drive in the same direction, Innes's minivan absorbed some of the momentum from the pickup, until both were traveling at the same speed, creating a system of sorts - kind of like a train. Then, with the minivan now in charge, Innes's could then brake for both vehicles, thus saving the lives of many.

This is the same rule of physics, by the way, that explains why, in two-car collisions,