But 120mph is pretty fucking ridiculous.
Except, that’s a head on collision on a 60mph road.
Incorrect, for two reasons: 1, kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed. Twice as fast, quadruple the energy. 2, in a head-on collision, the crumple zones of both vehicles absorb the energy. I doubt the concrete pillar absorbed much.
Incorrect, for two reasons: 1, kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed. Twice as fast, quadruple the energy. 2, in a head-on collision, the crumple zones of both vehicles absorb the energy. I doubt the concrete pillar absorbed much.
The MythBusters did a nice episode on this.
Huh.
Googling turned up this:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/329831/crash-simulation-on-mythbusters
Thanks!