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Seems like a horrible idea to have a nuclear reactor in your primary crumple zone -- most high-speed collisions would be front-end collisions.
by stewartbutler 14y ago
Seems like a horrible idea to have a nuclear reactor in your primary crumple zone -- most high-speed collisions would be front-end collisions.
- petercooper 14y agoHaha, I think I've just proved I'm an aesthete first, engineer second (or third..)
- lucisferre 14y agoIt's clearly just a horrible idea to have a nuclear reactor in your car. I'm not sure worrying about where it's placed is even necessary at that point.
- petercooper 14y agoI guess being at the back you could have an airbag style system that propels the reactor into the sky like an ejector seat if there's a crash. Just don't drive in any tunnels or under bridges..
- lucisferre 14y agoI'm picturing all those times they ejected the warp core of in Star Trek.
- jlgreco 14y agoOn the other hand, would a massively heavy nuclear reactor sitting behind the passengers be good in a front-end collision? It would probably take a lot of work to prevent it from continuing to go forward.
- freiheit 14y agoI don't think they believed in crumple zones back then...