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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Fri Aug 11, 2017, 06:41 PM Aug 2017

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car falls seven stories and land on man driving SUV--no fatalities..(video)

The thing is, the guy was starting to back up, and if he had moved back even 5 feet, the falling car would have done him in .

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/watch-car-falls-seven-stories-and-land-on-man-driving-suv/rty2c5yze6zl7afwvymqemzf3dalwyea

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car falls seven stories and land on man driving SUV--no fatalities..(video) (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 OP

Amazing the driver of the falling car survived muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #1

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)

1. Amazing the driver of the falling car survived

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 09:35 AM

Aug 2017

7 stories is at least 20 metres; v^2=2as, a=10m/s/s,s=20m, so v=20m/s. That's 45mph impact speed into solid, unyielding concrete.

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