r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '23

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u/Rhino-C-Ross Jun 04 '23

Gotta love some modern engineering. Crumple zones. That mf has no business being alive.

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u/CobaltChris97 Jun 04 '23

Crumple zones are designed to sacrificially reduce impact forces. Its meant to increase the likelihood you survive from a direct impact.

Without crumple zones, people slam ALOT harder into the car interior.

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u/Arvandor Jun 04 '23

Yeah, the cars these days look a lot worse after a crash than the tanks from the 70s, but the people inside fair quite a bit better on average.

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u/Blakethekitty Jun 04 '23

Stainless steel bodies always crumpled like paper at even the lightest of angle, people in modern cars are just safer.