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Good lord, the chrome, the font, the lines on this car: http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/40992/image.jpg http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_im

• baxter001 10y ago
  In a collision they either ripped the pedestrian to shreds, or very efficiently transferred all of the impact energy to the occupants. Depending on if you hit a person or a wall. Having something smooth and easily deformed mitigates both of these.
  • carsongross 10y ago
    There has to be a way.
• nommm-nommm 10y ago
  Crumple zones. And that's a good thing.
  • ginko 10y ago
    This and aerodynamics, sadly. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9703226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9703226
    • dsfyu404ed 10y ago
      It's also cheaper/easier to get good manufacturing tolerances on body panels if they're all big smooth curves rather than many abrupt lines and bends.