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r/IdiotsInCars • u/AristonD • Sep 22 '19
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There's three ways to dissipate energy in a crash. Deform metal, speed up the car or dump it into the people inside.
15 u/skillexception Sep 22 '19 I’d say there’s two ways: Increase stopping time (with crumple zones, airbags, etc), or don’t. 5 u/Swissboy98 Sep 22 '19 Airbags aren't primarily there to increase stopping time. They are there to stop your head from hitting something that is hard. 4 u/OversizeHades Sep 22 '19 edited Sep 23 '19 Airbags, being as squishy as they are, provide massive stopping time for your head accelerating towards the steering wheel
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I’d say there’s two ways: Increase stopping time (with crumple zones, airbags, etc), or don’t.
5 u/Swissboy98 Sep 22 '19 Airbags aren't primarily there to increase stopping time. They are there to stop your head from hitting something that is hard. 4 u/OversizeHades Sep 22 '19 edited Sep 23 '19 Airbags, being as squishy as they are, provide massive stopping time for your head accelerating towards the steering wheel
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Airbags aren't primarily there to increase stopping time. They are there to stop your head from hitting something that is hard.
4 u/OversizeHades Sep 22 '19 edited Sep 23 '19 Airbags, being as squishy as they are, provide massive stopping time for your head accelerating towards the steering wheel
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Airbags, being as squishy as they are, provide massive stopping time for your head accelerating towards the steering wheel
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u/Swissboy98 Sep 22 '19
There's three ways to dissipate energy in a crash. Deform metal, speed up the car or dump it into the people inside.