Thread: MythBusters - Crash Force - awesome test

Video - MythBusters - Crash Force
Mythbusters crew decided to revisit an old myth that was drawing the ire of the show's fans for quite some time. And it's sure to be an interesting topic to automotive enthusiasts.
When two cars collide, each traveling 50 miles per hour, does the resulting force equal one car hitting an immovable object at 100 miles per hour?
It seems like such simple physics, no? But don't forget Newton's third law. To quote the great Wikipedia of knowledge, "Whenever a first body exerts a force F on a second body, the second body exerts a force −F on the first body. F and −F are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction." Or, more simply, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Just saw the video. Awesome episode! I had been taught in school the same thing that Jamie stated, about 2 cars envolved in a head on collision at 50mph is the same as 1 car hitting a solid wall at 100mph. Guess someone needs to rewrite some textbooks. I cant believe thoes guys actually get paid for what they do.

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette09

mythbusters has no validity in anything they do. There's a reason why they are special effects artists and not anything better.

well those two videos looked pretty valid

That was cool, thanks for posting. And yea, ALL books are going to be re-written after 12-21-2012