Experiment at U.C.L.A.
"Experiment at U.C.L.A.
Professors at the University of California Los Angeles recently performed an experiment in an attempt to compare vehicle force and speed period. They drove a vehicle into a brick wall at 60 mph and then measured the impact. They then dropped another vehicle from a height equal to a 10 story building and measured the impact. Surprisingly, both of these readings were the same.
Thus, if you are driving your vehicle at 60 mph on the highway and strike a fixed object, the effect would be similar to driving your vehicle off of a 10 story building."
"Whether traffic laws are enforced or not, the laws of physics will always apply."
Professors at the University of California Los Angeles recently performed an experiment in an attempt to compare vehicle force and speed period. They drove a vehicle into a brick wall at 60 mph and then measured the impact. They then dropped another vehicle from a height equal to a 10 story building and measured the impact. Surprisingly, both of these readings were the same.
Thus, if you are driving your vehicle at 60 mph on the highway and strike a fixed object, the effect would be similar to driving your vehicle off of a 10 story building."
"Whether traffic laws are enforced or not, the laws of physics will always apply."
posted by Dwight at 11/05/2003 07:29:00 PM
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