Applying Physics to the recent ferrari accident

[Rye]

http://weelookang.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-evidence-of-speed-ferrari-was.html?showComment=1337226388542#c2377171060634714568

 

Was stoning online and saw this. This guy makes science sexy. He uses software, and the video footage, to determine the rough speed of the ferrari during the accident.

[MR BIKER]

If its 110km/hr, then when we travel at malaysia highway, must always remember this crash scene.... I think, ferrari should do something about their cars. pay so very high and yet can be damage so badly. what happen if you drive at 400 which it is supposed to be able to do. or do they think in singapore, where got people drive so fast.

[aRcHeR]

definitely not 110kmh.

 

110kmh will not look like a missile. it's definitely above >150kmh.

 

and most supercars are lightweight by default to achieve a good weight/power ratio.

 

400kmh? F1 doesn't even hit above 330kmh on their top speed on circuits that they race in..

[B20]

i read somewhere (but i forgot) that mentioned that the Ferrari is travelling at least 184km/hr... moth er fu cker sia...

[ki113r]

I read from Hardwarezone forum & saw someone mentioned the Ferrari speed is around 186km/h

[heysugar]

Feel so unjustified for the taxi driver and the passenger, but unlikely 186km/hr la that's way to fast on that area, got so many traffic lights, I firmly believe its around 110km/hr + but nevertheless glad that he's dead, well deserved

 

 

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[xXxRatedxXx]

I wonder how they know how fast the driver is travelling... they got speed cameras in their eyes?

[aRcHeR]

Feel so unjustified for the taxi driver and the passenger, but unlikely 186km/hr la that's way to fast on that area, got so many traffic lights, I firmly believe its around 110km/hr + but nevertheless glad that he's dead, well deserved

 

 

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430am very light traffic, and traffic lights?

 

he beat the lights for goodness sake, you think traffic lights bother him?

[Annal606]

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[heysugar]

430am very light traffic, and traffic lights?

 

he beat the lights for goodness sake, you think traffic lights bother him?

 

Can't possibly he beat every traffic lights ma!!! If really that's the case then I really speechless already.

 

 

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[ticks]

For a post 600 hp capable of launching to 100 kmh under 4 sec, he is easily over the 100 kmh mark. Bearing in mind, it's only second gear category for Ferrari territory. Yes, they are not made for 400. The benchmark nowadays is around 300 kmh. Only the Veyron does 400, in s straight line. Ferraris are light weight. And powerful. All those shreds of stuff must be CF broken into millions of pieces.

Just my two cents.

 

 

Ride safe people!!

[danielling1981]

I wonder how they know how fast the driver is travelling... they got speed cameras in their eyes?

 

Got 2 way tat i noe of.

 

1) using physics and maths to calculate.

 

2) using software to check frame by frame reply and calculate