Seriously? I'll bite.

I know the countries are different, but the complaint is honestly the same:

My point is that the sheriff department hypothesis is the same as many other peoples' here, and that is that "speed was a factor". Your hypothesis, that the damage is easily explained by circumstances involving legal speeds is wrong. It's mind-boggling that you can pull shit out of your ass like me taking "comfort in…

Well then read again: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la… says "Detectives have not determined what caused the crash, but a preliminary investigation indicates speed was a factor, Sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker said." And you know what? I trust a named Sheriff's Capt. over "a source".

"Speed kills"? Are you fucking kidding me? It's obvious that you're reading something very different from what I'm posting. I realize that TWO (not one, not just the celebrity) people have died, and that is a sobering fact; however, when other people start discussing the cause of the deaths, I feel that I have a right…

Thanks

Thanks for the confirmation.

Also, the local news network today claimed that police say speed was a factor (http://video.ktla.com/Probe-Into-Dea…). Now, judging by the other bullshit they spewed in there, making it sound like the CGT tries to kill you if you drive it near a speed bump at any speed, I'm not necessarily saying that's exactly right,…

That's great, but the LA Times (EDIT: today) published an article saying speed is still being considered as a factor (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la…).

Here we go again. The cockpit of these cars is designed with a CFRP/aluminum-honeycomb sandwich (similar to the "survival cell" of F1 cars) that is designed to be impenetrable (even at the high speeds of F1 crashes — I refer you to Ralf Schumacher at Indianapolis, and Kubica wherever that was). The body parts are…

New Mexico? I'm pretty sure Scaled is out in Mojave. Irrelevant to the topic, but I'm curious what you're referring to in NM. I seem to remember something about Virgin's launch station being in NM, but I'm not sure about that and too lazy to look it up.

Are you sure there wasn't some special butter in those brownies? Would explain the Survivor post...

I have another comment on this thread with a link. On page 30 of that, someone from the former Honda F1 team compares the energy absorption characteristics of high-stiffness composites with steel, and (I think) says CFRP works better. The issue with using composites in designs like buildings is that:

Honestly, I'm not too sure about how these vastly different businesses work, but I would guess that almost all of the R&D that Toyota and Honda spend on cars like the Camcord goes on increasing reliability and decreasing manufacturing cost and time, which can be ridiculously expensive prospects. The other issue is…

But I don't see how the heat could have resulted in the tree (apparently — I might be seeing the picture wrong) completely penetrating the cockpit, which also means it destroyed the floor of the monocoque for a solid couple of feet. If there was a way for the car to have burned, and then moved more and more into the…

Right, for the i3, they found that there was enough deflection to make contact with the driver, but that is also not a car designed for 200 mph crashes. Also, as far as the year difference is concerned, Watson's MP4/1, literally the first CF monocoque F1 chassis, survived this:

Yes, and the Lambo's cockpit is practically untouched. These cars are designed for the cockpit to separate from the engine, not for the cockpit to separate from itself. The cockpit monocoques are made with an aluminum honeycomb sandwiched with CFRP, which makes it (the cockpit, called the "survival cell" in F1) nearly…

Thank you! Every once in a while, I lose so much faith in my fellow Jalops.... it's really depressing.

But a fire doesn't explain why the tree is practically taking a middle seat in the cockpit of the car, unless the car moved after the fire.

Want to explain why the fuel cell of a F1 car is strategically placed right inside the monocoque "survival cell" of the driver?