Thursday, June 23, 2011

From The Driver's Seat



There's something about big trucks in the rain. I wonder how many foot-pounds of energy a fully-laden rig has?
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4 comments:

  1. TXGunGeekJune 23, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    80000 pounds at 70 MPH. THAT makes major!

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  2. Turk TuronJune 23, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    LOL!

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  3. Roberta XJune 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Arrgh. That's tough driving, that is.

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  4. gregJune 23, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Let's see...texasgungeek was right...an STAA Double, like that Fed Ex truck could be 80,000 pounds, and we can assume 70 mph....

    Using an online calculator I get

    K.E. = 13,104,281 foot-pounds

    THAT'S some stopping power.

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