Sorry, that's not what will happen.

In this head-on collision with cars of equal masses, the red car will end up exchanging velocities with the green car. This will cause the green car to be deflected at a greater velocity than the red car. Both cars will be deflected back along their previous paths.

 

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"Amusement Park Physics" is inspired by programs from The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond.