Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEver since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down14
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareEver since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squarethemoonisacheese@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day ago“surprisingly” is a strong word; cars are designed to have as small of a rolling mass as possible, because it’s much harder to stop than simple dead weight.
“surprisingly” is a strong word; cars are designed to have as small of a rolling mass as possible, because it’s much harder to stop than simple dead weight.