07-31-2010, 05:22 AM
yeah, but Mythbusters tests myths when they already know the likely result.
Case in point, the car driveshaft catapult. Racers have been required for decades to have driveshaft safety loops so the driveshaft doesn't drop during a U-joint failure and catapult the car. I have one on one of my cars. Greg's new to him Crown Vic Police Interceptor probably has one on it too. Most police cars do. Greg, go peek and report back.
Just search youtube for a while, I am sure there are vid clips of cars flopping over. I have seen it happen at the track, and a friend had his car do a hop and nearly twisted over onto his roof when he broke a U-joint yoke on his 72 340 4speed Challenger at the trasmission output shaft.
Case in point, the car driveshaft catapult. Racers have been required for decades to have driveshaft safety loops so the driveshaft doesn't drop during a U-joint failure and catapult the car. I have one on one of my cars. Greg's new to him Crown Vic Police Interceptor probably has one on it too. Most police cars do. Greg, go peek and report back.
Just search youtube for a while, I am sure there are vid clips of cars flopping over. I have seen it happen at the track, and a friend had his car do a hop and nearly twisted over onto his roof when he broke a U-joint yoke on his 72 340 4speed Challenger at the trasmission output shaft.