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02-25-2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Strike-Force
Why would the use D90's on the front but PD's on the rear?
Since they are testing frontal impact i bet the front is a "new" 87 951 and the rear is a plain old 86 944.
The next question is, what motor is under that hood?
Remember the Fiat X 1/9? That car was half the size of a 944 and possibly stronger than a 944. it too was designed to meet the enacted/abandoned safety standards the US had in the 70s. If the tinworm hasn't eaten one, a X 1/9 is remarkably strong.
I forgot about those standards. Thanks Luis for opening up a long dormant file of useless info waaaaay in the back of my brain.
Next question - what would those abandoned standards of the 70sa equal in todays standards? Are they equal to the 85 standards, 90. 95 etc?
02-25-2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by unreal_news
AndyK -> 55 to 0, u kidding, those maglev roller coaster do just about that. I think its well within our tolerances. I remember watching something on the discovery channel where some guy (dumbass, no pun) strapped himself to the front of a rocket attached to a railway track to do this type of test. they accelerated him to some absured speed and abruptly stopped the rocket, it stopped so fast, muscle and tenton was torn from his face, i belive he was temporarily blind for some time, but he survived. I bet he didnt even get paid for it.
patrat -> seriouly man, Ild think wolverine would bust outta that picture if i looked hard enough. actually, looks kinda cool. nice sideburns
patrat -> seriouly man, Ild think wolverine would bust outta that picture if i looked hard enough. actually, looks kinda cool. nice sideburns
02-25-2005, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyK
The car might survive, but can a person go from 55 to zero and live?
02-25-2005, 09:11 PM
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Anyone know what the red clock in the picture represents? Fractions of a second? You might be able to get out your high school physics book and calculate the forces. The front collapsed what 1 to 2 feet, so the forces were fifty-five to zero in x fractions of a second in 1 to 2 feet.
Although the 1 to 2 feet does make a huge difference in the amount of forces. So you would have to do a better estimate than that, plus has the car come to a complete stop? Has it finished crumpling giving you those extra so precious inches.
Anyway someone might be able to do a rough calculation on the actual forces. Come on I know that there are some math/physics majors out there. In the past I have read here enough talk of co-efficient of friction on tires that was WAY over my head. Not that that is hard to do.
Although the 1 to 2 feet does make a huge difference in the amount of forces. So you would have to do a better estimate than that, plus has the car come to a complete stop? Has it finished crumpling giving you those extra so precious inches.
Anyway someone might be able to do a rough calculation on the actual forces. Come on I know that there are some math/physics majors out there. In the past I have read here enough talk of co-efficient of friction on tires that was WAY over my head. Not that that is hard to do.