Misery_101
Misery_101 t1_j1z2x1r wrote
Reply to comment by bigflamingtaco in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus
The energy required is not linear. From 50 to 100 is not double the energy, so maybe horsepower alone isn't the correct term. On the flip side of that, it means the crash is far stronger than you would expect. Honestly I'm surprised the kid lived
What is a SHO? All I am seeing is a boat.
Misery_101 t1_j1yas3t wrote
Reply to comment by wrath_of_grunge in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus
Yes but it looks like it was in the ealier stories, I wonder why this one is trying to say it was only 120MPH. (Maybe they meant it was a 120MPH crash)
Here is an earlier story
Misery_101 t1_j1y8ssp wrote
Reply to comment by wrath_of_grunge in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus
His car was going 151Mph, the Nissan was going 39Mph There is actually a magnitude of difference from 120 to 150 in terms of energy needed.
30Mph slower, and there would have been a better chance for survival if they didn't roll.
Edit: changed horsepower to energy.
Misery_101 t1_j1z50cu wrote
Reply to comment by urkish in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus
That doesn't account for drag and friction. I'll admit the literal "order of magnitude" is hyperbole, but it's over 2x energy to go the 30mph more in this case.
The acceleration is greater as well on a crash