computer generated simulation of Kubica crash ... wow

3D Kubica crash

 

Very cool, thanks.

75 G's Holy S*^T !!!!!!!!!!!

mk

 

When I saw that live on Speedvision I was sure he was dead that was a VERY scary accident.

He did pretty well last weekend considering.....how about the kid that sat in for him while he was out!

 

Excellent work. Amazing technology in the F1 cars.

 

Great find! It looks like he never had an impact that stopped his forward motion, that's what probably saved him. It's the sudden deceleration that kills in most accidents.

 

Horrible crash. When I saw it I was concerned it was going to be like Senna. I still remember seeing that on live tv.

 

One of the things that kills the most is flying debris hitting the driver,(eg. Senna) and as stated, sudden decel., cheers.

 

God bless the engineers as well, when you are traveling at those speeds in that fashion, there are LOTS of things that can kill you. A miracle indeed that he's still living, and to think he flew the majority of that way unconcious.

 

75G's? my physics lessons are way back in the past but is it really possible for a human to withstand that?

i was there but only saw it on the monitors.

- chuck

 

I think it depends if the forces are sustained or momentary.

 

MAn I am glad he is OK... My best friend grew up with him racing carts.

 

Holy ****, 75g's?1!!11!?1/1/

 

We were at the race too and watched the horrific display on the monitors. His head, arms and feet could be seen bouncing around like a rag doll. They did not do any updates on his condition during the race so we feared the worst. Thank God he is fine...it truly is amazing he escaped harm. Thanks for sharing that video...pretty wild stuff.

 

I'm not sure I buy 75Gs- more likely an artifact of the simulation ... still an impressive video. I didn't think the human body could withstand 75Gs even if it *is* 'peak'... but, from wikipedia:

Involuntarily: Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to 0 in a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.[2]

In the Kubica simulation, the car doesn't come to a stop, (as someone else pointed out) which is THE cause of high G forces...it glances off the wall- the more tumbling and sliding the car does the less the decelleration. (Although other things can kill you then.)

 

And Kubica is qualifying and racing very well after the accident, in fact ,before Heidfeld did better than his teammate, now Kubica driving faster, a new lease on life!!!