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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by tlb on Monday August 19, 2013 @09:25PM (#6241085)
They picked a wimpy machine if it broke at 4x. Here's one that can apply 159 tons of force (about 80x the weight of a Tesla).

http://www.overbuilt.com/products/car-crushers

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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by moocowduckquack on Monday August 19, 2013 @09:38PM (#6241141)
Correct me if I am wrong, but that doesn't look particularly like a calibrated testing machine.
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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by bluefinity on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @12:03AM (#6241655)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is the type of thing they use for crushing cars for scrap metal, not testing how much pressure it takes.
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