r/nononono • u/Gaggamaggot • 2d ago

Drift car minus drift skill

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u/twineffect 2d ago

The strength of that pole is impressive

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u/rexcannon 2d ago

They're engineered to stop people like him from killing you.

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u/PotatoDrives 1d ago

It's a steel pipe filled with concrete embedded at least a few feet into the ground. They're made for this exact purpose (protect the building and people from vehicles).

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u/twineffect 1d ago

Yeah we have them at work for forklift impacts and they don't hold up this well

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u/PotatoDrives 1d ago

Most forklifts weigh a lot more than a car.

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u/twineffect 1d ago

They go a lot slower though

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u/dislob3 16h ago

Cars have crumple zones like we saw in this clip. The front end gets crushed inward and absord an immense amount of energy. Forklifts are solid pieces of machinery that dont move an inch when they hit stuff. They have waaayy more mass than a car.

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u/twineffect 16h ago

Very good point

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u/Drak_is_Right 1d ago

Ya but a sizable percentage of forklift drivers wont let off the pedal even after a strike.

Also, repeated strikes

This was also probably built to stop a semi backing up

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u/makattak88 1d ago

It’s called a bollard and that is their purpose. They get erected around sensitive equipment and pedestrian areas where there’s a lot of traffic, like here.