Like toast landing butter side down....

Posted by Chriscase [76.227.80.68] on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 13:20:16 :

In Reply to: Re: Earthquake photos posted by David Sherman [24.32.202.83] on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 13:03:18 :

It's a function of overpass height vs the flipping momentum of a car.

As the car leave the bridge, the front end is pulled down by gravity, yet the rear remains on the bridge, starting the car into a flip. If it turns between 90 and 270°, it ends up on it's top. At 90°, it hits front forst. but the rear is still going forward. Up to nearly 270°. it lands on it top. Over 270°, it lands on it's butt, but would finally continue to flip onto it's wheels.

So anything between on, say, 20 feet to 60 feet, it ends up on it's top.

I am not a physicist, and I don't even play one on the internet, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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• sounds like a winner - ccsammy 19:48:47 03/04/2010
• So you're saying... - David Sherman 13:28:33 03/04/2010
  • I thought it ws aparking garage, shaking the cars off. - Chriscase 14:55:48 03/04/2010
    • Looking agin, the crew cab and car with plate showing - Chriscase 15:13:52 03/04/2010
      • Re: Looking agin, the crew cab and car with plate showing - Jerry in Idaho 15:32:20 03/04/2010

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