Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dataio.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-june!entropy!dataio!braman From: braman@dataio.UUCP (Rick Braman) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Sturdy Subaru Message-ID: <698@dataio.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:00:31 EDT Article-I.D.: dataio.698 Posted: Tue Jul 9 06:00:31 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 20:34:28 EDT References: <938@eisx.UUCP> <2941@sdcc3.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Data I/O Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 24 > Re: The 35 MPH collision... There is a big difference between hitting a > stationary brick wall and another car. The car can roll back, absorbing some > of the shock. Also the other car can absorb energy by compressing, the wall > can't. > > Eric Anderson, UC San Diego Maybe thats why he said "like hitting a brick wall at *25* MPH" ? I too don't believe that the Subaru could have survived a 35 MPH head on collision with a much bigger and heavier car. Just my opinion. -- o | " Go catch a thermal! " | | _________oOo_________ x O O x \xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxO Oxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ O O OoO uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!braman -- Usenet Rick Braman Data I/O Corp Redmond WA 206-885-5851