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Old 03-18-2010, 08:02 PM   #1
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Dump Truck vs Concrete Barrier

I just saw this on autoblog. The truck weighs 65,000 lbs and hits at 50 mph. The barrier is from the army corps of engineers.
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My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors......
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when I watched it, I couldn't help but say 'holy sh*t'
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when I watched it, I couldn't help but say 'holy sh*t'
I know!! That wall did not give at all. I thought for sure the truck would bust right through that.
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That is what I said also!!!




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I know!! That wall did not give at all. I thought for sure the truck would bust right through that.
Well, it was built by the army. Hooah!
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damn that scared me. why did it scare me? because i thought the concrete barrier was going to break like in terminator 2. so that completely caught me off guard lol
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Truck does not weigh 65000 pounds. If it did you would see its load going everywhere.
12-20 thousand pounds empty if.
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Truck does not weigh 65000 pounds. If it did you would see its load going everywhere.
12-20 thousand pounds empty if.
I imagine they used steel plate, potentially welded to the dumper, as ballast. It was a test, not a real world event. Since it was a test, the important thing is to make it the worst case scenario which would be a load which does not go flying upon impact.
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