120mph Crash Test

[Malibu]

(2011-10-21 17:42)Turkey Wrote:  Yep, Malibu is right.

2 of the same car hitting each other head on, both traveling at 60mph will create the same G-forces and damage on each car as 1 of those cars hitting a solid wall also at 60mph.

Although the closing speed is 120mph in the 1st scenario, the rate of deceleration is the same.

But of course, a head on crash with another car at 60 is likely to kill.

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Of course if 2 different cars collide head on traveling at the same speed, but have a different mass and different strength to each-other, the rate of deceleration won't be the same for either car. One will come off better than hitting a solid wall and one worse.

Yeh, it does depend on which two cars collide. The impact will be devided over the two cars depending on their strength and mass.