Argentine superhero saves douchebag idiot

[solodude23]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]BloodBane611

Train + Speed + Vehicle does not end well. I know of people in Boston who've been hit by the T going much slower than that and been seriously injured or killed. The guy in the van would have just a door between him and a 25+ ton train. Doesn't matter how fast it's going, that would have left more than a dent.

Agreed, even at that speed the superior mass of the train would do all the damage needed to cause some fairly severe injury.

[Scot]

Bear in mind, that was only 1 carriage of a train, not a whole train like the one in the vid.

[gazzthompson]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Eddie Baker

Force = mass x acceleration.

that ^ wasnt moving fast at all, but the thing is a train ffs ! (large mass) so it would of done more damage that expected.

[[R-CON]ReadMenace]

It's a 'light rail' train -- it could have easily killed our hero but is unlikely to caused a whole lot of damage to the automobile passengers. Light rail trains are generally driven by electric motors, not diesel-electric hybrids used by heavy rail.
Our local light rail, called 'MAX' only has achieved such a high KDR due to people choosing to cross in areas clearly marked to the contrary.

-REad

[Tofurkeymeister]

Potential Energy = (1/2) * Mass * (Velocity^2)

So velocity IS more important than mass in any collision. That being said, if the mass of the train was enough it might not have been a good outcome (although I doubt the mass was that high as it was able to stop REALLY quickly.