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When I was in high school, I got hit head on by a car while walking. It wasn’t going fast but I got thrown 1-2 feet in the air and landed hard on my backpack.
by kianN 8mo ago
When I was in high school, I got hit head on by a car while walking. It wasn’t going fast but I got thrown 1-2 feet in the air and landed hard on my backpack.
Both my Thinkpad and I (thanks to my Thinkpad) were totally fine, and I continued to use it for 4 more years.
- hahahahhaah 8mo agoPhysics says the thinkpad didn't save you if it was fine.
- thesumofall 8mo agoThat might be true for today’s laptops, but back then laptops had a lot more empty space to compress. Combined with a tough but flexible shell, the thinkpad might indeed have saved him!
- riskassessment 8mo agoThe thinkpad shell could have undergone elastic deformation which could reduce peak force.
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