Deliberately getting run over?
1. Check out the following video, is it for real?
2. Approximately, how much weight was applied?
3. Would you imagine that the driver felt a bump?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1OtLgfMv_g
2007-07-18 15:08:02 · 2 answers · asked by Yin, Mandy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
1. It does appear to be real.
2. The car looks like a typical sedan, so we can assume a weight of about 3000 pounds. The front/rear weight distribution is probably about 60/40. So, 20% of the weight is on each rear tire. 0.2 * 3000 = 600, so he probably had about 600 pounds on his arm.
3. The wheel lifted about 3 inches, so the driver would definitely feel a bump if they were paying attention.
2007-07-18 15:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very real. About 2000 pounds. Of course the driver felt a bump.
2007-07-18 22:12:43 · answer #2 · answered by Chris S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋