Re: crash tests

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

I'm sorry you are so imagination deprived, Huw.  :-)  But that's OK.  I'm
tired.  Nap time calls.  It doesn't matter that much to me.  I don't want
or need another torsen thread.  You win.

At 03:36 PM 12/13/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>> Sorry, Huw.  Your reasoning is flawed. 
>> 
>> Imagine a car striking an immovable barricade. 
>
>No barricades involved, so why "imagine" any?
>
>>  In effect, each car becomes the other car's immovable barricade.
>
>Nope.  In the 60/0 collision, the CAR being hit ends up moving at 30 mph
>(less friction losses to the road) in the direction the 60 mph car was
>going.  Try it any time.  maybe with something cheaper than cars, and
>slower, and smaller...
>
>-- 
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
>82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250
>
>http://people.ne.mediaone.net/audi/thoughts.htm
>
>
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   Bob
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