POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Ice storms : Re: Ice storms Server Time
11 Oct 2024 11:12:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ice storms  
From: Stephen
Date: 13 Dec 2007 10:41:03
Message: <akk2m3pqc186koml84ik6n5r8n8b1qj91m@4ax.com>
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:27:57 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>scott wrote:
>>>> If it can dent plate steel, surely it can do something bad to the flimsy
>>>> layer of bone between your hat and your brain.
>>>
>>> Oh sure, if you get a direct strike. Your head's much smaller than a car
>>> though, and the bodywork of a car's not that thick
>> 
>> Yeh exactly, I can probably dent a car just by pressing on it with my 
>> thumb quite hard.  I'm pretty sure I couldn't kill someone by pressing 
>> on their head with my thumb...
>
>?
>
>I thought a car was supposed to withstand a 120 MPH collision and not 
>deform too much... My head certainly would deform a tad!

Cars are designed to deform absorbing the impact. And if Scott knew where to
press on someone's head with his thumb. He might be able to do a lot of damage.

Regards
	Stephen


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