Date:         Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:59:29 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
Comments: To: Tom Boldway <jboldway@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90601301920y5235d26fo4bd1446d6e6e39ed@mail.gmail.com>
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     Speaking of frontal impacts, this is an amazing video of  Smart Car
hitting a Jersey Barrier at 70 MPH!!!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6605730767077503480

On 1/30/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just looked it up, and the force on a driver who hits a brick wall at 30
> MPH (50 KMH) is 30 Gs!!!!!  That's going to be one HEAVY projectile coming
> forward!
>
> On 1/30/06, Tom Boldway <jboldway@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > One thing to consider when building cabinets or adding "things" inside
> > the
> > van - what happens if you hit something or something hits you? In a  9g
> > crash (fighter aircraft can pull 9gs just flying) a 100 pound cabinet
> > now
> > becomes almost 1000 pounds - and if it's not anchored to the car
> > interior
> > sufficiently for this force it rips loose and goes sailing around inside
> > the
> > van . . . .
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com