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Elon's Death Machine (aka Tesla) Mows Down Deer at Full Speed , Keeps Going on "Autopilot" (jalopnik.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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OK, its just a deer, but the future is clear. These things are going to start kill people left and right.

How many kids is Elon going to kill before we shut him down? Whats the number of children we're going to allow Elon to murder every year?

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The physics is F=(m*v)/t

I.e. the greater the velocity the greater the force of impact.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A moving vehicle in real life is a bit more complicated of an equation, factor in the car's angle towards the horizontal as you accelerate or brake, that's the original point, but whatever.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    factor in the car's angle towards the horizontal as you accelerate or brake

    So almost zero difference. Cars do not rock back and forth like a yo-yo when they accelerate or brake.

    Now factor in the difference of force between hitting something at 40 and hitting something at 80 or more.

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