[DeTomaso] speaking of wheels falling off---

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/23/10 10:01:50 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> If two identical vehicles at the same speed have a head on, it's not much 
> different than if they hit opposite sides of an immoveable wall at the 
> same instant.  The speeds go to zero.
>  if a car hits a much heavier vehicle, it's like hitting an infinite mass 
> that maintains it's speed before and after the impact.  The car speed is 
> reversed.
> 
Yup. Classic example is a superbike hitting an oak tree at any speed. The 
tree hardly moves and theoretically or practically, it doesn't matter; you're 
dead.... J DeRyke