correct me if im wrong, but wasn't their math about the truck and go cart wayyyy off. I mean, if you are going 60 mph and following someone going 60 mph and you hit them...that doesnt = the impact force of going 120 mph. That would only be correct if you were going 60 and the were coming at you going 60.
2007-10-05 02:30:49 · 7 answers · asked by Cutthroat Lars 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Drama
This is kind of like the question about the train. If a coal train is going north at 30 mph and the wind is blowing north at 30...which way would the smoke blow? if two seperate bodies were traveling at the same speed and something came off the one in front and hit the one behind, the fastest speed that could have hit him would be around 60 mph, but the fact that the tire was traveling 60 mph with the truck and blew off would mean the tire blew off and was going 60 mph, but since inertia slowed it down the go cart driver hit the tire. there is no way this would have taken his head off, it might have broken his neck, but the way it showed his head being ripped off was just way to overreactive.
2007-10-05 02:56:53 · update #1
The piece of the tire WAS coming at him at 60mph. It wasn't the truck, just the piece of the tire.
He was behind the truck doing 60 and the truck was doing 60. Therefore the piece of blown tire would have been 60 when it decapitated him.
When an inner tire blows on a transfer truck and thrown back by the rear tire, it throws it back with tremendous force not to mention steel belted tires and the heat from the friction of rubber repeatedly rubbing pavement. I wouldn't want to be directly in the line of fire unprotected.
2007-10-05 02:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I noticed this as well! If the tire fragment came off the bottom of the tire its actual speed would be 0mph, so the impact speed would only be 60mph for the cart behind. If the fragment came from the top of the tire, and went forward, its speed would be 120mph toward the 60mph cart, still resulting in a 60mph difference. I can't find any path to their results.
2007-10-05 02:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by gunny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it was correct because the piece of the tire was coming at him. he didnt hit the truck the tire blew and hit him decapitating him. so the forces would be correct
2007-10-05 07:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Daveslilangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually its correct, think about it, the piece of tire flew off doing 60 toward him, and he was doing 60 toward it, that equals 120 mph combined!! and that was a really good one last night, I Love that show!!!!
2007-10-05 03:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bambam 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it was a piece of the thread of the tire (18wheeler/strong thick rubber) that flew off and decapitated him.....love that show!
2007-10-05 02:34:37 · answer #5 · answered by pepper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought i was the only only one who noticed that,their math was way off.
2007-10-05 02:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by Angel T 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you are way too over analyzing it
just enjoy the show
2007-10-05 04:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by summer_lebowski 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋