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Explain how, a karate player can break a pile of tiles with a single blow of his hand.

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A karate player can break a pile of tiles with a single blow because he strikes the pile with his hand very fast.In doing so,the large momentum of his hand is reduced to zero in a very short time.This exerts a large force on the pile of tiles which is sufficient to break them apart.

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