This Car Can Sure Take Your Breath Away..At 120 Kmph!

[Renegade]

Don't worry the crash test dummies was fine they were getting coffee in the break room.



Slow motion captures all the details in motion.

[Amclymon]

damn

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

damn at only 75mph..


what vehicle is that? looks to be right hand drive..

[christianmotox]

wow, all that happened in less then 1 second... Crazy...

[Renegade]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

damn at only 75mph..


what vehicle is that? looks to be right hand drive..

All i can say one word China

Chevrolet Aveo i believe it's called.

[rez333]

So that's two cars colliding head-on at 60kmph each. Goodbye legs.

[SS 376]

It's just cosmetic damage, really

[_Nick_]

That'll buff right out.

[CamaroSkooter]

Originally Posted by rez333

So that's two cars colliding head-on at 60kmph each. Goodbye legs.

Actually, that's incorrect. But the explanation is too long and boring for me to get into it here...

[KXRM]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Actually, that's incorrect. But the explanation is too long and boring for me to get into it here...

I'll explain mostly because I am bored.

2 cars, traveling at 60kmph at each other is equal to one car crashing into a wall at 60 kmph. So the video actually shows what would happen if a head on collision occurred with both vehicles traveling at 120kmph directly at one another.

I am not sure where people get this idea that the force of 2 vehicles impacting one another in opposing directions equals half of the force of a solid body like a wall or barrier that does not give or break. I have also seen opposing viewpoints where people believe the force of a head on collision is double that of a collision with a wall. I had this discussion with a buddy of mine recently after he read a thread argument in some other forum. He simply never saw the light as I was trying to explain away his theory. Unraveling 30 years of inaccurate information is difficult for some it seems.

There is of course other factors involved in this discussion to make it true, such as the mass of both of the cars and the safety related crumple zone designs which can make things different. As well as road and crash conditions. But all things being equal, any event that takes you from 120kmph to 0kmph in less than a second will feel the same way. Whether it was a wall or an opposing car traveling the exact same speed.

To put some additional light into the discussion, you could say that this video illustrates what it is like to crash into a identical parked car going 240 kmph. Think about that for a second.

[CamaroSkooter]

...assuming the parked car was bolted to the ground

[ModBargains.com]

That might hurt... Just slightly though

[driyac]

the crumble zones on these cars are just amazing now... The entire engine/wheels/transmission went up under the car and this person could live from a crash like this.... 20 years ago though seeeeee yaaaaaaaaa

[lgKido]

Originally Posted by KXRM

I'll explain mostly because I am bored.

2 cars, traveling at 60kmph at each other is equal to one car crashing into a wall at 60 kmph. So the video actually shows what would happen if a head on collision occurred with both vehicles traveling at 120kmph directly at one another.

I am not sure where people get this idea that the force of 2 vehicles impacting one another in opposing directions equals half of the force of a solid body like a wall or barrier that does not give or break. I have also seen opposing viewpoints where people believe the force of a head on collision is double that of a collision with a wall. I had this discussion with a buddy of mine recently after he read a thread argument in some other forum. He simply never saw the light as I was trying to explain away his theory. Unraveling 30 years of inaccurate information is difficult for some it seems.

There is of course other factors involved in this discussion to make it true, such as the mass of both of the cars and the safety related crumple zone designs which can make things different. As well as road and crash conditions. But all things being equal, any event that takes you from 120kmph to 0kmph in less than a second will feel the same way. Whether it was a wall or an opposing car traveling the exact same speed.

To put some additional light into the discussion, you could say that this video illustrates what it is like to crash into a identical parked car going 240 kmph. Think about that for a second.

Sorry, but that's not the correct, and it's my duty to unravel 30 years of your inaccuracy (no offense intended).

If two objects are moving in parallel their relative velocity can be calculated:
For example, two cars are moving in the same direction along a road. Car A is traveling at +30 m/s and Car B is travelling at +20 m/s. Their relative velocity is 30 – 20 = +10 m/s.

If the two cars are moving in opposite directions, the velocity of Car A is +30 m/s and the velocity of Car B is –20 m/s. Their relative velocity is 30 –(–20) = 30 + 20 = +50 m/s.

So in the video, you have Object A (the car) moving at 120 kmh in one direction and Objedt B (the wall) moving at 0 kmh. Simple relative velocity of the pair is 120 - (-0) = 120 + 0 = 120 kmh........

Ok, I'm a civil engineer and studied relative velocities in Engineering Dynamics........