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So, I was watching a television show.  (After playing FS, I swear)  I and it was about Car Crashes and if a tissue box on your rear seat shelf could kill you.  Any-hoo, during the show, they said that in a car crash, a person can pull up to 80 G's!  I thought NO WAY!  I heard the astronauts pull what, 8?  So they did the crash, and found thier dummy to pull 120 or something G's.  Is thier data wrong, because I find that hard to believe.

-HF

No, its true.  Its just that you're only pulling those Gs for a fraction of a second, so your body can endure it, while an astronaut pulls the 8 Gs for much much longer.

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Its not the speed that gets you....its the sudden stop!

It's actually kind of both.  During a crash, the car comes to a sudden stop before the occupants do.  So, the car stops but everything inside doesn't.  Thats where you pull those G's, its actually probably -80G's but that really doesn't make any difference.

I had less than 10-G on me when I bought my Charger but only a $100 or so when it crashed (fell asleep at the wheel; pulled the fender away from the tire and continued on my way).
Aah, wrong G's, huh ?

When a car crashes there are three collisions.  The car hits the object, you hit the car and your internal organs hit you.  It can be very messy.

Will

When a car crashes there are three collisions.  The car hits the object, you hit the car and your internal organs hit you.  It can be very messy.

Will

You forgot #4: when the tissue box comes flying off the rear deck and smashes into the back of your head. And God help you if you've got one of those bobble-heads back there...!!

now imagine that in an F1 car or indycar at 200mph, i have heard estimates in the region of 250 to 300+ G's

Hmmm.... I guess I should get that collection of ginsue knives, and ninja throwing stars out of my back window.

Well it ended up that at 75 mph, the tissue box didn't really do anything.  Might hurt a little, but no damage.  The Axe and bowling ball however, both went right through.

-HF

cause y'know, we all have axe's sitting on the rear "shelf" of our cars. i cartainly do...







...not.

Ramos

PS: you can name the sow, mythbusters, we just had a thread on it...h

now imagine that in an F1 car or indycar at 200mph, i have heard estimates in the region of 250 to 300+ G's

Ex:  Gregg Moore, Gonzalo Rodrieguez, Jeff Krosniff, Mark Blundell.  All died except mro Blundell cus their brain met the front of their skull

Thats why the people in the backseats should always wear seat belts else the people in the front.......*SQUISH*

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Yay, lets hear it for high school physics!