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Apex · 03-19-2004, 09:41 PM

I was driving, minding my own business, when this tree sprung up out of nowhere.

Bires · 03-19-2004, 09:51 PM

no airbag deployment? Odd.

bachviet · 03-19-2004, 09:58 PM

Damn.

Did the driver survive?

Bires · 03-19-2004, 09:58 PM

no blood either...

I'm a little unsure this was an *accident*

DankNstickY · 03-20-2004, 12:17 AM

front airbags don't deploy even when hit from the side... do they? if not, that explains why no airbags.
and no blood... maybe the driver was thrown from the car?

Leon · 03-20-2004, 12:58 AM

"... my brains are going into my feet..."

-Lord Helmet, Space Balls

nhbilly · 03-20-2004, 01:28 AM

goood lord........

don't drink and drive???

look_ma · 03-20-2004, 02:08 AM

pioneer head unit. You can look at the gauges, 2200 rpm, speddomter looks to be at 90 kph. That is when I guess the engine ripped out.

PS: white sheets=bodies, or atleast parts fo bodies.

ArkiStan · 03-20-2004, 07:25 AM

It would be interesting to see in slow motion how the car scraped the bark off the tree and the sheet metal wrapped itself around the trunk.

mechmike0034 · 03-20-2004, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bires
no airbag deployment? Odd.

Not really...

Driver and passenger airbags are designed to only trigger when a frontal inpact of sufficient force occurs within an area 30 degrees to the left and right of the centerline of the vehicle.

Side impact and curtain bags would have triggered, were the vehicle in question so equipped. (Not that they would have done much good in this case...)

nhbilly · 03-20-2004, 10:56 AM

Quote:

PS: white sheets=bodies, or atleast parts fo bodies.

SnowSurfer · 03-20-2004, 03:35 PM

omg...

Grubbie · 03-20-2004, 03:55 PM

wow...

attgig · 03-20-2004, 10:29 PM

is that 90 kmph or 90 mph? ...oh, i guess from the look of the othercars...it ain't american...

look_ma · 03-21-2004, 12:21 AM

90 kph because yes, they are no american cars. Also MOST production family sedans do not go 90 mph at 2200 rpm.

civicdidex · 03-21-2004, 01:46 AM

i think its 90 mph for 2 reasons
- 90kph=60mph and i dont think thats fast enough to rip a car in half
- the speedo needle is half way from 0 to the max speed. 180kph=111mph...dont know too many cars that top out at 111mph [not even my crappy civic]

about 2200rpms, the driver probably was braking and that could explain the low engine rpms

ArkiStan · 03-21-2004, 05:29 AM

One poster at the site notes how the scene looks staged because the emergency brake is pulled up. I can say from personal experience that this is natural, because in a situation where the car loses traction and starts spinning out of control, a novice driver's instinct will tend to lead him/her to do whatever it takes to bring the car to a stop, e.g. pull the hand brake, rather than regaining control of the vehicle.

Nanotech9 · 03-21-2004, 06:13 AM

well, you can pretty much forget "rationalizing" or deducing things from what you see in that picture. Theres soo much that happens so fast, you cant really tel what exactpy happened. The geforces that get placed on random parts of the car are crazy, and could make it do different things...

for example - it was a side impact, but the steering wheel is bent.

The speedo could have froze at first impact, after the motor seperated, or sometime after in one of the flips that that half of the car was probably going through before it stopped.

the e-brake - probably lifter because of g-forces.

the face on the cd player - probably flew off at first impact.

the bodies - probably thrown either after the car split, or possibly bounced back off the tree after the car split.

Bires · 03-21-2004, 07:28 AM

And the glass is where?

Besides the lack of blood, I also have a problem with:

1.no antifreeze/oil all over the engine compartment
2.no fuel spill on the tree/ground
3.the window appears to wrap AROUND the tree
4.no skid marks leading to the scene

Bires · 03-21-2004, 07:36 AM

BTW: The ambulance appears to have "ESMORIZ" written on the side, which is a city in Portugal.

Tommy Boomfiger · 03-21-2004, 08:46 AM

i know from personal experience that airbags dont always go off. a few months ago i was in an accident where my car was hit on the front passenger corner and neither driver or passenger airbag went off. it was a 96 bmw. never found out what happened, but the airbags wouldnt have really helped anyways.

look_ma · 03-21-2004, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bires
And the glass is where?

Besides the lack of blood, I also have a problem with:

1.no antifreeze/oil all over the engine compartment
2.no fuel spill on the tree/ground
3.the window appears to wrap AROUND the tree
4.no skid marks leading to the scene

hmm, those same words were from thier site too.

bodies:

To0muchfreetime · 03-21-2004, 04:56 PM

DAAAMN. That is SICK.

Bires · 03-21-2004, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by look_ma
bodies:

Did they bury that one in the middle?

tupacboy · 03-21-2004, 07:06 PM

not even a curvy road...

Kebbies · 03-21-2004, 09:21 PM

definitely not america. the car that got split was an A3 hatch.

someone was trying to pull off a scandinavian flick?

civicdidex · 03-21-2004, 11:26 PM

might not be full body....just parts.

ice · 03-24-2004, 12:29 AM

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ArkiStan · 03-24-2004, 06:42 AM

I'm just being an ******* and nitpicking again, but one thing that bothers me....

Considering there was enough speed/momentum to rip the car in half, the fragments of the car seem to be gather around too close to the car. It would seem like the broken parts should be covering a much larger area around the accident site.

But then again, as Nano mentioned, without a degree in physics, how would I know what kind of dynamics come into play when a car is ripped apart?

Nanotech9 · 03-24-2004, 06:48 AM

woudl seem that most of the kenetic(?) energy of the car was used up stressing the metal and bending it in half. Just a guess.

It DID seem like a short distance to travel to me also.

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03-20-2004, 07:25 AM	#9
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	It would be interesting to see in slow motion how the car scraped the bark off the tree and the sheet metal wrapped itself around the trunk.

03-20-2004, 03:55 PM	#13
Grubbie Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Redmond Posts: 1,596	wow...

03-20-2004, 10:29 PM	#14
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	is that 90 kmph or 90 mph? ...oh, i guess from the look of the othercars...it ain't american... __________________

03-21-2004, 12:21 AM	#15
look_ma Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Austin Posts: 1,660	90 kph because yes, they are no american cars. Also MOST production family sedans do not go 90 mph at 2200 rpm.

03-21-2004, 01:46 AM	#16
civicdidex Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: south san fran Posts: 537	i think its 90 mph for 2 reasons - 90kph=60mph and i dont think thats fast enough to rip a car in half - the speedo needle is half way from 0 to the max speed. 180kph=111mph...dont know too many cars that top out at 111mph [not even my crappy civic] about 2200rpms, the driver probably was braking and that could explain the low engine rpms __________________ fate grasps me and blurs my vision

03-21-2004, 05:29 AM	#17
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	One poster at the site notes how the scene looks staged because the emergency brake is pulled up. I can say from personal experience that this is natural, because in a situation where the car loses traction and starts spinning out of control, a novice driver's instinct will tend to lead him/her to do whatever it takes to bring the car to a stop, e.g. pull the hand brake, rather than regaining control of the vehicle.

03-21-2004, 06:13 AM	#18
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	well, you can pretty much forget "rationalizing" or deducing things from what you see in that picture. Theres soo much that happens so fast, you cant really tel what exactpy happened. The geforces that get placed on random parts of the car are crazy, and could make it do different things... for example - it was a side impact, but the steering wheel is bent. The speedo could have froze at first impact, after the motor seperated, or sometime after in one of the flips that that half of the car was probably going through before it stopped. the e-brake - probably lifter because of g-forces. the face on the cd player - probably flew off at first impact. the bodies - probably thrown either after the car split, or possibly bounced back off the tree after the car split. __________________

03-21-2004, 07:28 AM	#19
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	And the glass is where? Besides the lack of blood, I also have a problem with: 1.no antifreeze/oil all over the engine compartment 2.no fuel spill on the tree/ground 3.the window appears to wrap AROUND the tree 4.no skid marks leading to the scene Last edited by Bires : 03-21-2004 at 07:33 AM.

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Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	BTW: The ambulance appears to have "ESMORIZ" written on the side, which is a city in Portugal.

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Tommy Boomfiger Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Chi town Posts: 2,348	i know from personal experience that airbags dont always go off. a few months ago i was in an accident where my car was hit on the front passenger corner and neither driver or passenger airbag went off. it was a 96 bmw. never found out what happened, but the airbags wouldnt have really helped anyways.

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civicdidex Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: south san fran Posts: 537	might not be full body....just parts.

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03-24-2004, 06:42 AM	#29
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	I'm just being an ******* and nitpicking again, but one thing that bothers me.... Considering there was enough speed/momentum to rip the car in half, the fragments of the car seem to be gather around too close to the car. It would seem like the broken parts should be covering a much larger area around the accident site. But then again, as Nano mentioned, without a degree in physics, how would I know what kind of dynamics come into play when a car is ripped apart?

03-24-2004, 06:48 AM	#30
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	woudl seem that most of the kenetic(?) energy of the car was used up stressing the metal and bending it in half. Just a guess. It DID seem like a short distance to travel to me also.

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