Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIf I lifted a car 20ft off the ground revd it to 100mph then dropped it how far would it go? Take out the spinning wheel and skidmarks. Just the drop, it lands at 100mph, and set off?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1message-squareIf I lifted a car 20ft off the ground revd it to 100mph then dropped it how far would it go? Take out the spinning wheel and skidmarks. Just the drop, it lands at 100mph, and set off?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
This has always haunted me. Any questions or want me to explain further I will. Thanks in advance for all that reply.
minus-squarewabassolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoDo you think so? It should be analogous to slamming on the brakes and stopping the wheels. Not great for a manual transmission but not like it doesn’t happen to new drivers all the time.
Do you think so? It should be analogous to slamming on the brakes and stopping the wheels. Not great for a manual transmission but not like it doesn’t happen to new drivers all the time.