McHenry Forum - Crash Reconstruction & Simulation

October 28, 2011: On another newsgroup i came across a couple of interesting high speed crashes.

1st on is a Ford focus into a wall at 120 mph

2nd one is a MythBusters: Rocket Sled Meets Binary. A truck powered by rockets launched into the rear of a vehicle.

Enjoy!


Brian

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