 Lurch77Premium
join:2001-11-22
Oconto, WI
kudos:4 | World's Fastest Crash Test Ford Focus, 120mph, concrete wall. Gut wrenching result.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4PjSVOn···re=share |
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 VegasManAre We There Yet?Premium
join:2002-11-17
Schaumburg, IL | That might hurt for about 68 milliseconds.
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 thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
united state
kudos:1 | reply to Lurch77
So they'll spend twenty grand on a car to crash but won't spend the money on real crash test dummies? |
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 TA63ST215WPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
there
kudos:2 | Real crash test dummies and the attendant instrumentation are far more expensive than that car.
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Lurch77Premium
join:2001-11-22
Oconto, WI
kudos:4 | reply to thegeek
That's not a 20k car either. |
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The back seat area didn't look *that* bad. 
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 WarzauPremium
join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
kudos:1 | reply to Lurch77
Reminded me of this
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=f58mPk3l···e=relmfu
and other angles.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEAWY8AEX8
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK7ffrN1···e=relmfu |
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 Jim GurdPremium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | reply to Lurch77
Looks like they forgot to empty the fuel tank before this test. Fuel is pouring out of the back end after the crash. |
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TA63ST215WPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
there
kudos:2 | That could have been coolant as well.
The engine was under the back seat by the end of the crash...
In real crash tests the vehicles are fueled. Checking for fuel leaks is part of the reason for the test.
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | Would they really use fuel or use water instead... ? |
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 eightball0098-Ball Strikes AgainPremium
join:2003-11-03
Lexington Park, MD | reply to Lurch77
"You have almost turned it into a piece of modern art" |
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 GongsterGongster EnterprisesPremium
join:2001-12-31
Markham, ON | reply to Lurch77
I'm curious to see how a high end full size sedan such as a Benz S500 would fare under the same conditions. |
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thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
united state
kudos:1 | just a bigger piece of folded over metal in the end. |
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Lurch77Premium
join:2001-11-22
Oconto, WI
kudos:4 | I'm sure it would be a more expensive piece of modern art as well. |
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 Vamp5c077Premium
join:2003-01-28
MD
kudos:1 | reply to Lurch77
World's fastest crash test is the mythbusters one with the rocket sled. Like the one for compact compact or one of the ones posted above.
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Lurch77Premium
join:2001-11-22
Oconto, WI
kudos:4 | I guess I should have said world's fastest realistic crash test. The one I posted is very real, and is something anyone with a halfway powerful car and a dull brain could do. |
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 GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8
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said by thegeek:So they'll spend twenty grand on a car to crash but won't spend the money on real crash test dummies?
Why would it matter? They'd be annihilated.
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 RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | reply to thegeek
said by thegeek:So they'll spend twenty grand on a car to crash but won't spend the money on real crash test dummies?
Actually, they usually don't purchase the car. The manufacturer usually donates the car in exchange for the ability to send their engineers to watch the crash and to analyze it later on. It's a win/win for everyone.
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Roadways are usually built in a way to minimize the possibility of full frontal collision. Usually it's trees or columns that get hit, and they are somewhat different from this.
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Lurch77Premium
join:2001-11-22
Oconto, WI
kudos:4 | They are also not built for vehicles traveling at 120mph. |
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