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What a 120mph Crash-Test Looks Like
Reaganite Republican ^
| November 30, 2010
| Reaganite Republican
Posted on 11/30/2011 8:28:18 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
Occupants experience "up to 400 g"
As you are likely aware, our own NHTSA test-crashes all new cars for sale in the US at speeds up to 40 mph- as do EU authorities and a few others.
One day the folks at English television show Fifth Gear (not to be confused with Jeremy Clarkson's unparelled Top Gear) wondered over tea
what would happen if they had some crash-test pros set up the cement barrier and run a Ford Focus into it at 120 mph... triple normal testing speeds.
So they did it... and this is what happens:
- Car decelerates from 120-0 in .068 seconds
- Occupants experience up to 400 g on impact
- "-absolutely no survival space at all."
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Science; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: auto; crash; safety; test
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To: Reaganite Republican
Careful out there... esp. you Hemi Challenger guys lol
To: Reaganite Republican
The commentator is a complete homo...
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:33:51 AM PST
by
TSgt
(Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
To: Reaganite Republican
I have an idea... replace Ford Focus with Smart Car and lethal injection with 120 mph crash test.
pay per view event?
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:33:53 AM PST
by
NativeSon
To: Reaganite Republican
Minor dents. It’ll buff out.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:34:17 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:36:13 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(Congress: Looting the future to bribe the present.)
To: TSgt
naaaa,,, he’s just British.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:42:33 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: TSgt
The commentator is a complete homo... That explains crash test Dummie 2, the one in white. I am not sure if it was a lesbian or his significant other.
;)
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:43:03 AM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Just Awesome.
What is it about guys? We just like to see things being smashed to smithereens.
At high speed.
In flames.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:43:13 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(The Rats won't be satisfied until every industry in the USA is in ruins and ripe for nationalization)
To: TSgt
I agree, annoying ain’t he
You get the feeling he thinks cars are “icky” anyway, and drives a Miata or some other ‘hairdresser’s car’ (as they say in England)
To: rlmorel
“...What is it about guys? We just like to see things being smashed to smithereens.
At high speed.
In flames.”
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Purely speaking for myself, I was born a pyro... and it started with Tonkas and M80s as I recall lol
To: Reaganite Republican
I can’t believe a Ford Focus is capable of 120 mph under it’s own power.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:46:36 AM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Reaganite Republican
Many years ago I was riding in a 55 Buick that side swiped a tree at about 110 mph. The impact ripped the car in half. The back half remained at the tree and fortunately the front half with me and the driver continued for a block and and a half down the road and we had very minor injuries. If it had not ripped in half I would not be here today. On a side note I decided not to ride with Charley any more.
To: Reaganite Republican
Interesting. When I was a kid my father was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. Each vehicle was going about 60. Both drivers survived, and my dad’s car was actually fixed. I remember seeing photos of its front end being mangled, but it was fixable. Says something about the quality of old-fashioned Detroit sheet metal, as opposed to today’s little plastic boxes.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:50:04 AM PST
by
ottbmare
(off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
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To: Okieshooter
Those old cars can go, but the brakes are another story
My buddy had a 57 Chevy he put a modern Rat motor in but with original drum brakes, took two miles to stop from that kind of speed!
He should have got an anchor and threw it in the back seat until needed actually lol
To: Lurker
How fast can they get a Volt to go? That’s a crash I’d like to see. 120 mph Volt, into concrete barrier! Cool!
To: Reaganite Republican
Interesting. Makes my respect and admiration for NASCAR’s safety innovations go up even more.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:51:32 AM PST
by
GBA
(Natural Born American)
To: Reaganite Republican
The bodies in this car got kinda squished.
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:53:36 AM PST
by
CGalen
To: Reaganite Republican
Nice!
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posted on
11/30/2011 8:59:49 AM PST
by
Alex Murphy
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2703506/posts?page=518#518)
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