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You should watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g
by cheald 13y ago
You should watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g
- voidlogic 13y agoExactly, the new cars fail gracefully- for the old cars things are much more all, or nothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple_zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple_zone
- bostonvaulter2 13y agoThat was a nice video demonstrating how the hood of modern cars are designed to crumple upon impact to save the driver.
- deveac 13y agoGreat illustration of the modern safety engineering we read so much about. I defy anybody not to cringe hard at that first cut of the Bel Air's cabin disintegrating on impact. Scary stuff.
- yorak 13y agoIt could be worse, you know. The car colliding with the modern day Chevy could be European car of that era. Here, see Citroen 2CV (the first car in that queue to be hit) to disappear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR0LRSLCN2I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR0LRSLCN2I It is like magic, but scary. After seeing that clip I've been somewhat scared to drive my 2CV around..
- cheald 13y agoOh, absolutely. "Detroit Steel" is far more sturdy compared to its European brethren of the time, but I think the point is that good engineering is an even better protection than sheer material strength.