How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically optimized for? (2020)

Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by WrtCdEvrydy on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:06PM (#29191750)

I mean, points for being right. We should create Star Trek teleporters so we can use them to avoid motorcycle accidents.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by stavros on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:18PM (#29191927)

I don't think the teleporter would absorb the momentum though. You'd just fly out of it and smash on the nearest wall.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by sudosysgen on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:56PM (#29193056)

We could teleport you into a fluffy bouncy comfy room with inflatable walls.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by thatguy0900 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:26PM (#29192023)

The insurance company just needs to lease out one of those giant trampoline bounce houses to teleport all of its policyholders into.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by _carbyau_ on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:57PM (#29193709)

What happens when two accidents happen at the "same" time?

Whoever is running the teleporter would have to have "collision avoidance" strategies I guess. :-)

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by jhgb on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:24PM (#29193391)

Then how does it slow Enterprise's crew from orbital velocity when beaming them down to a planet?

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by stavros on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:35PM (#29193504)

The ship is on a geostationary orbit, obviously.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by jhgb on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:12PM (#29193886)

There's around 4 km/s difference between geostationary orbital speed and the surface of the Earth. For a zero inclination circular orbit, you'd need to be at an altitude of ~1855000 km to have linear velocity equal to the nadir on Earth's surface.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by Arrath on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:45PM (#29204312)

Okay the mental image of this is pretty funny, I will admit.

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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ... by quijoteuniv on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:40PM (#29192189)

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