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Wrecking a Smart Car at 70mph
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02-20-2007, 05:58 PM
I don't think anyone is disputing the crumple zones of the car, nor it's outstanding ability to preserve the passenger compartment. The point is that no one would survive that wreck, regardless of how well the car holds up in that accident. 70 to 0 in less than a second would kill you.
02-20-2007, 08:42 PM
[quote blusubaru]The point is that no one would survive that wreck, regardless of how well the car holds up in that accident. 70 to 0 in less than a second would kill you.
Hmmmm..., I think not. Dr. Stapp has gone faster, stopped quicker. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articl...-1,00.html BGnR
02-20-2007, 09:15 PM
I stand corrected. Though the video agrees with me.
02-20-2007, 11:30 PM
BGnR, the article also mentions that it is comparible to a regular car crashing at 50mph into a brick wall.
As the sled decelerated, Colonel Stapp was subjected to more than 40 times the pull of gravity (40 gs); his normal weight of 168 ½ lbs. momentarily shot up to 6,740 lbs. The driver of an ordinary automobile colliding with a brick wall at 50 m.p.h. would be taking much the same jolt—yet Stapp survived it with negligible injuries.
02-20-2007, 11:32 PM
That isn't Dr. SCOTT Stapp, is it?
 Can you take me higher?
02-21-2007, 04:06 AM
[quote Carm]BGnR, the article also mentions that it is comparible to a regular car crashing at 50mph into a brick wall.
As the sled decelerated, Colonel Stapp was subjected to more than 40 times the pull of gravity (40 gs); his normal weight of 168 ½ lbs. momentarily shot up to 6,740 lbs. The driver of an ordinary automobile colliding with a brick wall at 50 m.p.h. would be taking much the same jolt—yet Stapp survived it with negligible injuries. Yes, but after that 1955 Time article he went faster, and stopped quicker. When I was young my Dad would take me and my buddy's to watch the night tests, incredible! BGnR |
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