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When the handle of the hammer hit on the surface, the handle stop but the head of the hammer keep on
moving downward, owing to the effect of inertia. As a result, hammer head will fit tighter into the hammer.
Japanese sumo wrestlers normally have great body mass. This is because the greater mass can
increases the effect of inertia and hence more difficult to be moved by their opponents.
When a prey trying to run off from its predator, it will run in zig zag rather than a straight path.
Explanation:
A predator usually has greater mass and hence greater effect of inertia. It is more difficult for the predator
to change direction compare to the prey.
The tank in a tanker lorry is divided into smaller tanks. This may reduce the motion of the liquid inside the
tank and hence reduces the effect of inertia.