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Old May 12, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Feffari vs. Pole

How and the heck did they survive that wreck? I don't know if this has been posted or not, but heres the link..........
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Looks like that used to me a nice Feffari
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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surprised it did not shear in half. they are engineered to split upon high speed impact
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Wow. lucky guys.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Camarothatcould
surprised it did not shear in half. they are engineered to split upon high speed impact
What?
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Camarothatcould
surprised it did not shear in half. they are engineered to split upon high speed impact
Doubt that...

Mythbusters did this and couldn't even get an engine-less car to split on one of those huge center snow plows... with the center angle sharpened like a razor.



Found it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT6qix4-0Bo


Granted their car is only going 70mph, I think the razor sharp edge makes up for that. I also understand that we are comparing an old (whats looks like a Dodge) to a Ferrari, but I still don't see it happening.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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"I just wanted to do what I could to help. After I checked they were OK I put my hand on the driver's shoulder and said a prayer for them," she said.
meanwhile the fuel line could be ruptured and bake all three of them. some people just dont know scene safety....
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 06:08 AM
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Screw the car, I'd like to meet the guy who designed that pole. - Og
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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Screw the car, I'd like to meet the guy who designed that pole. - Og
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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No kidding...I've seen a Geo Metro going 45MPH take out a utility pole.
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by OgRedd
Screw the car, I'd like to meet the guy who designed that pole. - Og
From Wiki
A Stobie pole is a power line pole made of two steel joists held apart by a slab of concrete in the middle. It was invented by Adelaide Electricity Supply Company design engineer James Cyril Stobie (1895-1953). He used the materials easily at hand due to the shortage of timber caused by the arid and treeless nature of much of South Australia. His invention of two spare pieces of railway track bolted together with concrete in the middle was patented in 1924.
That's a hefty pole!

- NCSU
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Someone should try to get their hands on the motor and start a new project....Maybe "Project F1-50"
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Um wow

On a side note, did anyone catch the comments at the bottom?

"AdelaideNow.. This is just terrible. Why is it back on RSS feeds? Everyone knows this is old old news story. Please Amend your top stories/database. Editor's note: We have no control over the most popular stories module - it automatically reflects the stories receiving most hits on our site. In this case a US website has linked to this story, even though it's months old, hence the sudden surge in popularity."

 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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he is very lucky!
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Um wow

On a side note, did anyone catch the comments at the bottom?

"AdelaideNow.. This is just terrible. Why is it back on RSS feeds? Everyone knows this is old old news story. Please Amend your top stories/database. Editor's note: We have no control over the most popular stories module - it automatically reflects the stories receiving most hits on our site. In this case a US website has linked to this story, even though it's months old, hence the sudden surge in popularity."

lmao...lets **** those aussies off!
 
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