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Elon's Death Machine (aka Tesla) Mows Down Deer at Full Speed , Keeps Going on "Autopilot" (jalopnik.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[+] [email protected] -26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you think physics is made up, sure...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

You and that other person trying to argue this are probably the dumbest people I've ever seen on this site.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I don't think hitting more gas is going to gently slide the 300 pound buck under my car. It's just going to increase the impact force.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Sliding the deer under your car is also really bad for you. It's going to do a lot of damage under there such as ripping break lines, destroying ball joints, or fragging your differentials. You need to safely shed as much speed as possible while maintaining your lane when about to hit a deer.