[s-cars] Rolled a //M Coupe Thursday!!!

[Theodore Chen]

--- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Paul,
> Let me know when you bench-press 2000lb. (10g decel) and
> then we can talk about bracing in a collision.

taka,

10g decceleration is a small impact.  colliding with a steel or
concrete guardrail at a 25 degree angle at 60 mph can produce
peak deccelerations of 45g.  this is generally considered to be the
limit of survivability for a well-restrained person, by the way.

at 45g, 200 lbs becomes 9000 lbs.  but the problem isn't just whether
he can lift that weight - his bones and joints aren't going to take
that kind of force.

they crashed at 90 mph.  they're lucky the car slid sideways (scrubbing
off speed) and rolled a few times (again absorbing energy) instead of
running right into a telephone pole or something solid.  paul wouldn't
be needing to think about his oil cooler any more if they had.

-teddy


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