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Post by rmc on Nov 4, 2012 19:42:25 GMT
Posted by me1233 on August 2, 2012, from DCI (Discovery Channel International) Mythbuster forums:
this mythis from the movie mission impossibe ghost protocall. Tom Cruse is on the top of a building in a car he turns on the car and drives off the building. he sits back and the airbag saves his life he gets out of the car perfectly fine.
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Post by blazerrose on Nov 9, 2012 0:39:53 GMT
The airbag would only deploy once it senses rapid deceleration, and depending on the size of the building, it could be long ways down, and therefore a high speed impact at the end. Two stories - plausible. Ten stories, not so much.
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Post by the light works on Nov 11, 2012 0:37:07 GMT
in mission implausible it was about 2-3 stories - just enough for the car to hit nose down.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 12, 2012 9:16:04 GMT
I give it a "Plausible" for a two storey fall...
However, with the results from that Bubble wrap episode in mind, it would have to be a very GOOD airbag system to protect from some damage?...
I am certain I dont want to be the first to test that... even if I do have airbags in mu current car, I an not that sure if they would protect me that much, so not an "average" car for the test?....
Plausible in SOME cars, not all....
And I nominate Buster (all hail buster) as the test subject for the first test anyway.
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 12, 2012 20:38:59 GMT
Wasn't there some concern about the validity of the balloon airbag test? I seem to remember someone coming up with some rather convincing math on the old board that suggested they didn't get the amount of force right.
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Post by breesfan on Nov 13, 2012 3:10:48 GMT
I would also assume depending on how close you are to the steering wheel, you could be injured.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 14, 2012 9:05:25 GMT
Most airbags deploy from the centre of the wheel?...
I suppose if you were resting on the wheel, you may get "lacerations" from the airbag cover that is part of the steering wheel... you have a good point... how close can you get to an airbag before the airbag actually causes that type of damage?....
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Post by freegan on Nov 14, 2012 15:33:26 GMT
Most airbags deploy from the centre of the wheel?... I suppose if you were resting on the wheel, you may get "lacerations" from the airbag cover that is part of the steering wheel... you have a good point... how close can you get to an airbag before the airbag actually causes that type of damage?.... If you're well strapped in to your seat there should be no problem but if the seat is shunted well forward, as a short-stop such as Tom Cruise would realistically need, then you may have problems. |
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 14, 2012 15:38:30 GMT
Most airbags deploy from the centre of the wheel?... I suppose if you were resting on the wheel, you may get "lacerations" from the airbag cover that is part of the steering wheel... you have a good point... how close can you get to an airbag before the airbag actually causes that type of damage?.... That one could almost make a segment on its own. Usefull thing to know. Especially if you're an old granny that has a tendency to sit so close to the steering wheel that you have to reach back to shift gears  |
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Post by the light works on Nov 14, 2012 15:38:31 GMT
It was determined in the US that there was an inherent problem with having short people in airbag equipped seats - too close to the airbag, and it strikes you while still accelerating out of the containment, and there were recorded instances of short people having their necks broken in a manner consistent with the airbag causing the injury. - which was the source of the shift to "baby in the back seat" from "babies in the back seat cause accidents and accidents in the back seat cause babies"
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 25, 2012 10:30:26 GMT
Resisting temptation to post video of Randy Newman's "Short People".......
Why do Short people drive such BIG cars?...
I have witnessed more than once someone vertically challenged driving by sighting THROUGH the steering wheel.
It worries me....
If the height of the driver is such that they cant see adequately, shouldn't that be seen as an opportunity to alter the driving position and raise the seat AND pedals to give them better vision?...
Its almost a disability if you cant see that well isnt it?...
If Disabled people can drive adapted cars as well as I know they can, why isnt this taken into consideration?...
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Post by the light works on Nov 27, 2012 15:58:27 GMT
Resisting temptation to post video of Randy Newman's "Short People"....... Why do Short people drive such BIG cars?... I have witnessed more than once someone vertically challenged driving by sighting THROUGH the steering wheel. It worries me.... If the height of the driver is such that they cant see adequately, shouldn't that be seen as an opportunity to alter the driving position and raise the seat AND pedals to give them better vision?... Its almost a disability if you cant see that well isnt it?... If Disabled people can drive adapted cars as well as I know they can, why isnt this taken into consideration?... partly because cars are built with the prejudice that adults will be at least 5 feet tall. and older cars were built with the additional prejudice that there was no such thing as too close to the airbag. (which was reasonable because there was no such thing as an airbag) |
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Post by the light works on Nov 27, 2012 15:59:39 GMT
to return to the primary topic - since in reviewing the thread I see references to the balloon airbag episode - how far did that car get dropped? there were questions of whether that drop would be survivable.
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Post by c64 on Nov 28, 2012 9:15:03 GMT
Why do Short people drive such BIG cars?... Size compensation. Short people like tall cars. People which are short on a specific mostly hidden body part like expensive cars. |
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