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Originally Posted by jaimehlers
Okay, here's the obligatory fan version: "Brian shouldn't go too fast because if he did and something happened then he would no longer be able to produce enjoyable comics for people to read."
The more physics-ish version: "While moving at a faster speed means that there is less of a chance of another object moving into the space one occupies at any particular moment, it increases the chance of moving into the space another object occupies. In addition, the faster an object is going, the more destructive a collision tends to be; inertia is mass times velocity, so a higher velocity imparts more inertia and thus necessitates the release of more energy should two objects attempt to occupy the same space at the same time."
The TLDR version: "Going faster makes it more likely to hit something, less likely to react in time, and more likely to do increased damage when an impact happens."
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That's momentum, not inertia. :P
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