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Old 04-27-2011, 10:57 PM   #91 (permalink)
jason1973tl
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The problem with this reasoning is that the largest of elephants weighs in at 8.25 tons. A collision into a tree as slow was 25mph an average car experiences 48.4 tons of force.
Interesting point. Hadn't thought of it that way. Forgot about the whole G force thing.

Problem is, the more you design a car to get better mileage the less safe it becomes. IE you need to make the car as light as possible and aerodynamic.

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