alienator said:
Gee, funny you should mention that. I think I kinda do understand that whole physics thing. Do you? Do you understand how complicated the equation of motion for a body coming off a bicycle is? Do you have a grasp of the constitutive equations? Do you even have a clue as to the kinematics and injury processes involved in different accidents?
Until you do, you'll continue to apply physics badly. F=ma what a laugh! You will specifically need to know the mass moment of inertia for each long portion of each limb, for the torso, and for the head. Then you'll need to know the effective moment of inertia for the whole body, but be careful: that effective moment will be time and position dependent, so you'll need to buff up on your partial differential equations.
On your way to your incorrect conclusions, you made the typical doofus mistake. When your bike was hit by the Gold Wing, you were not restrained on your bike. Your body and limp brain continued moving until it hit said Gold Wing. Therefore, any "crumple zone" had zero effect. It's the same in cars: crush zone doesn't do squat for an unrestrained passenger since there is nothing to reduce that passengers energy until said passenger strikes the steering wheel, dash, windshield, and etc., incurring gruesome injuries.
It's apparent that you need to return to high school so you can review basic physics. I am willing to tutor you, however I charge extra for "slow" students.
Wow dude in AZ graduate school.
Maybe you have learned something from the US education system.
Glad you are here. stick with the books and someday you might get your degree, if you can pass the examines and do *original* research.
Why buy TI rather than CF?
That question has many components.
I have raised the safety aspect.
To spur on discussion, i have compared 2 similar accidents...
identical accidents, no. similar.
to draw any inferences, assumptions have to be made.
if you are uncomfortable making assumptions and qualifying your response, then you have no clue what is happening.
Some folks have brought information to the table,
others bs.
I expect advanced degree holders to bring wisdon and insight.
Can you even answer this question correctly?
Why are man hole covers round?
If not, perhaps you should go back and read study your undergraduate books.
go for a ride on a TI bike and enjoy it.
study long and hard during your stay in the US, we enjoy having you here, even if you think we are a bunch of dead heads. Gee, why go to grad school in the US? if not to learn, must be something else that brought you.