Let's put little styrofoam bumpers on the front !
Posted by don-ohio from newlmus-fw.portsmouth.zoomnet.net (208.31.76.2) on Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 1:58PM :
In Reply to: Re: Newton KNEW what you won't admit,boys! posted by Carl F from 216-224-149-217.thegrid.net (216.224.149.217) on Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 1:18PM :
: Don-
: That is horseshit. Look at it this way- someone is going to hit you with a sledgehammer- you can block it with:
: 1) a steel beam placed against your forehead that is three feet long and weighs ten pounds
: 2) a two foot cube of styrofoam that weighs ten ounces
: Now, if you choose the steel beam, you would get it driven through your head and your brains splattered everywhere.
: If you choose the styrofoam, it will absorb the majority of the force and shock of the blow.
: That is a simple example of why the biggest , heaviest vehicles are not the safest necessarily. Cars are far safer to crash in thatn trucks because of designed in crumple zones (weaknesses) in their frames. They also have to adhere to stricter crash standards.
: As far as Ford owning Volvo, you are correct. The vehicle Scott used as an example (the 245 wagon) was designed and built long before the takeover, though.
:
: ,it's the distance and amount of material between you and the destructive force.(I.E.engineering).Educate YOURSELF on the laws of Physics and use some common sense while you're at it!Weight does matter,and engineering matters,and I'll take my SUVs over your Toy-motor any day! Don-ohio (:^P
Carl,you're wrong,wrong,wrong!My truck would not only crush the Volvo but probably run right up on top of it!The Volvo is the loser.The problem is that people are only hearing about cars which under their own weight are run into a wall.A head-on collision totally changes the situation.Then it's big against little,strong against weak,weight and speed against weight and speed.Don't compare apples to oranges Carl.But it's none of my business if people decide to risk their lives in styrofoam cars.Go ahead......make my day!The Volvo IS a fine car;that's why a fine Company like Ford bought it.But it's NO MATCH in a 55 mph head-on with a 4800 lb. F-250!Get Real,Carl!Re-read my post over and over until your `brain-cramp' subsides.Okay? Don-ohio (:^)
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