[Tigers] Truck Versus Mini

[DJoh797014 at aol.com]

I do believe that the energy in an elastic collision is inversely  
proportional
to the total mass.  a 2500 lb car hitting a 4000 truck = 6500 lbs of  total
mass.  The small car gets 6500/2500 or 2.6  while the truck  gets
6500/4000 or 1.6.  In other words the car gets 61.5% of the force of 
the collison.
 
Do the math when a 50000 train engine hits a car.  Not pretty.
Car 52000/2500=20.8   Train 52000/50000= 1.1  Car gets
94% pf the energy  Train gets 6%.That why cars hit by trains
fare very poorly. 
 
AAA guy is right,  What counts is the protection package.
Or everyone should be driving Buick deuce and a quarter.
Weight 4000+ lbs and with the 425 V8 gets 8 mpg.  With
the price of gas, no one can afford to drive one.  Few drivers
means less polluton,  more gas, and more room for my Tiger
 
Dave.  I ride a city bus to work.  Don't try a head on with  one.



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