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mrslt@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Never noticed that the logs fell off the side and bounced! The log would quickly slow and the car would still be hauling ass, right?

  And for those of you scared of log trucks, nothing can make a log slide off the top while driving down the road. They are jammed on there with friction.

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  • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have enough trust towards brake technology that I assume your car can stop faster than a log. I ass-pulled that assumption tho.

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    • lka1988@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Brakes can absolutely stop faster than a log falling off a truck. Your reaction time is the main concern.

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      • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wouldn’t you have about the same reaction time as if the truck was braking tho? I mean, the momentum will carry the log in the direction the truck was going until it dissipates, which is kinda the same as braking.

        I mean, that situation would obviously be dangerous because you don’t wanna stop on a freeway for obvious reasons, but still, if you adhered to common safety rules, you should be okay in that situation, no?

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  • Owlboi@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    i’d argue a bouncing log takes a lot longer to slow down than your average car hitting the brakes

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