Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down19
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·22 hours agoThe amount of energy absorbed by the cars is the same for both drivers. (What makes that car existence a risk to both parties.) The problem of the old car is that it transmits the extra force to the people inside in some of the worst possible ways.
The amount of energy absorbed by the cars is the same for both drivers. (What makes that car existence a risk to both parties.)
The problem of the old car is that it transmits the extra force to the people inside in some of the worst possible ways.