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In terms of how it moves immediately after the impact, yes.

Not just how it moves, as far as the impact.

Isn't it different?

I don't know that I agree with that.

Okay.

Well, wouldn't you say that in addition to the arm,

if you had another 200 plus pounds being held down by gravity,

that would affect the force that's acting on the arm?

Well, the arm, again, is going to be accelerated, but the center of mass of the body's not going to see that acceleration.

Have you testified before in this case about the importance of the full body and gravity?

I'm sorry, what was your question?

Have you testified before in this case about the effect of gravity and the full force of a body

as opposed to just an arm?

Yes. Okay. And do you remember whether you thought important on a previous time you testified that there was

significance to the arm would be attached to a 200 plus pound body and there was the issue

of gravity that would affect force from from what i recall i think

that had to deal with whether or not the pedestrian would be projected based upon an interaction

with the arm or a full-on center of gravity hit right when we're only hitting the arm we're not

hitting the cg of the body you did test b and you claim it was at 17 miles per hour, test B.

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