Could i break a T-REX's legs with my car??

scudzilla

Driving back from visiting family today and for the nearly 1 hr drive my wife and i had a bit of a heated discussion.

She asked what i'd do if there was a T-Rex right in front of me, i told her i'd ram it and probably break 1, if not both, of its legs, she said this was impossible.

Now i know i'd mangle my car to bits but i'm pretty sure that i'd break a leg or 2 driving at 70mph.

So AH, would i break a leg or 2?

Here's the important info that she said must be included

1. I'm driving at 70mph in a Ford Focus
2. This T-Rex is healthy and in it's prime, in her words it's not a geriatric T-rex with a walking stick nor is it a juvenile

She also said that she would abide with any decision you come to

NIMAN

Can someone please answer this, or I'll not get any sleep tonight.

Poor Uncle Tom

powdered lunch I see....

Wang Kerr

Same as hitting any very large mammal today, you'd end up killing both yourself and the T-Rex

Cee-Jay-Cee

You do know that T-Rex and all other dinosaurs are extinct? And when they roamed the earth cars hadn't been invented?

Dtp1979

It would be the same as a child driving their battery operated remote control car into my foot. So no, it'd probably only piss the T. rex off

sjb25

scudzilla wrote: »

Driving back from visiting family today and for the nearly 1 hr drive my wife and i had a bit of a heated discussion.

She asked what i'd do if there was a T-Rex right in front of me, i told her i'd ram it and probably break 1, if not both, of its legs, she said this was impossible.

Now i know i'd mangle my car to bits but i'm pretty sure that i'd break a leg or 2 driving at 70mph.

So AH, would i break a leg or 2?

Here's the important info that she said must be included

1. I'm driving at 70mph in a Ford Focus
2. This T-Rex is healthy and in it's prime, in her words it's not a geriatric T-rex with a walking stick nor is it a juvenile

She also said that she would abide with any decision you come to

This you OP well done

Patser

You'd break its leg, it would fall on top of your car, you're dead, T Rex still gets to eat you and limps for a while.

dar100

Took this 2weeks ago,

Submit that question to this website - https://what-if.xkcd.com/

They will actually work out a proper scientific answer for you

Dtp1979

The last thing I'd be doing is driving towards the T-Rex

ButcherOfNog

Cars these days are designed to crumple, so I think you'd be out of luck. Driving fast AWAY from the dangerous predator might be a better plan.

alchemist33

T Rex weighs 5-7 tons. Focus weighs about 1.5 tons. Add the momentum of 70 mph and you're both screwed.

Terrlock

What if it was a Bull African Elephant that was in front of you.

Which would come off better, the car or the elephant?

riffmongous

Can we get some info, is the T-rex allowed to move? What if he gets his head down?

Capt'n Midnight

Terrlock wrote: »

What if it was a Bull African Elephant that was in front of you.

Which would come off better, the car or the elephant?

Forget elephants , rhinos are the ones built like tanks. Stronger legs. Can take up to 107 tonnes on the leg bones.



Of course the T-Rex might simply lift her leg and then stomp down hard.

pablo128

dar100 wrote: »

Took this 2weeks ago,

Is that the Field museum in Chicago? I saw a full size T-rex skeleton there years ago.

I reckon the T-rex gets a busted leg and the Focus is fcuked but the rear seat passengers will survive. I recommend the front seat occupants do a 'tuck 'n roll' if ye are to have any chance of survival.

Or jump into the back seat before impact.

johnny_tractor

your insurance wouldn't cover it

The_Valeyard

But what if this T-Rex raises it's foot?

He'd just stomp the car.

maudgonner

You'd want to check how the Focus performs in the Moose test.

Probably better off with a Volvo or a Saab.

maudgonner

johnny_tractor wrote: »

your insurance wouldn't cover it

The owner of the T-Rex might be liable?

BernardBrogan

You shouldn't be driving under the influence.

whiskeyman

If the T-Rex was on a bike, it'd be his own fault...

Ted_YNWA

If you did, it would keep a road kill cafe in meat for years.

Fuzzy Clam

I thought T-Rex broke up after Marc Bolan died in a car crash.

pablo128

maudgonner wrote: »

You'd want to check how the Focus performs in the Moose test.

Probably better off with a Volvo or a Saab.

You know some Volvo's are just remodelled Focus's?

Avatar MIA

whiskeyman wrote: »

If the T-Rex was on a bike, it'd be his own fault...

Not if he were on the footpath.

scudzilla

sugarman wrote: »

Using this photo as scale, I'd say easily.



It isn't THAT big.

Nice one, guess i'd mangle both legs then, sure i'd be toast too but at least i'd win the argument and that's what matters most

The_Valeyard

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Not if he were on the footpath.

Cyclists wont use cyclepaths.

The T-Rex should eat them.

The_Valeyard

scudzilla wrote: »

Nice one, guess i'd mangle both legs then, sure i'd be toast too but at least i'd win the argument and that's what matters most

Depends on the speed Of The T-Rex

maudgonner

How long will it take until someone turns up to point out that a cyclist never killed a T-Rex?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Not a hope in hell of breaking it's leg. The thing was almost 17 feet tall and weighed over 8 tons

pablo128

Leonel Late Pick wrote: »

Not a hope in hell of breaking it's leg. The thing was almost 17 feet tall and weighed over 8 tons

Yeah but you're belting a 1.3 ton wrecking ball at its leg at 120kph. The height makes it easier to survive as your not hitting the body.

So long as the carcass doesn't fall on your roof after impact.

Fuzzy Clam

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

I thought T-Rex broke up after Marc Bolan died in a car crash.

Mark Bolan's biggest hit was a tree!
Which would be like running into a T-Rex, the weight would probably drop straight down on impact, flattening the car.

Samuel T. Cogley

sugarman wrote: »

Using this photo as scale, I'd say easily.



It isn't THAT big.

They're remarkably calm. I've been having issues with birds ****ting on my car but that looks like it's gonna take more than a wet sponge when it's finished.

Fuzzy Clam

Leonel Late Pick wrote:

Not a hope in hell of breaking it's leg. The thing was almost 17 feet tall and weighed over 8 tons

The impact mightn't break the leg but falling awkwardly after may.

mansize

Would the t rex beat Conor McGregor in a fight though???

Stigura

Capt'n Of Midnight wrote:

course the T-Rex might simply lift her leg and then stomp down hard.

'How dare you just assume its gender! :mad:'

Stigura

Stigura wrote: »

'How dare you just assume its gender! :mad:'

The female has a bigger mouth!

Xaracatz

Yeah. I'd say you could. Although, according to sugarman's picture, you might just hit and break his or her foot.

What would you do then though? Assuming you weren't injured yourself. Crippled T-Rexes are still pretty dangerous I would imagine.

I've given this a bit too much thought already, but I often wonder what I would do if a tiger jumped out on the street. I'd be hoping there were other (preferably evil) people around to take the fall.

Butters1979

70 mph is an exceptional amount of energy. You double the speed you quadruple the kinitec energy. You'd smash his legs.

Also big thumbs up for what is finally a decent thread around here.

Hande hoche!

That's the plot for the next fast and the furious film sorted.

aaronjumper

You'd break it's leg and it would sue you into poverty.
Then you eventually starve to death and the t-rex lives happily ever after spending all that compo money.

Agricola

Well fúck, will have to watch Jurassic Park again now.

fatknacker

But you'd have layers and layers of soft feathers protecting the legs that might lessen the impact of the crash.

maudgonner

Butters1979 wrote: »

70 mph is an exceptional amount of energy. You double the speed you quadruple the kinitec energy. You'd smash his legs.

Good point.

Road safety studies say that:
If a person is hit by a car at 20 mph there will be a 10% fatality rate.
If a person is hit by a car at 30 mph there will be a 50% fatality rate.
If a person is hit by a car at 40 mph there will be a 90% fatality rate.

So how would this apply to T-Rexes?
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 20 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 30 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 40 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
Because T-Rexes are extinct, so they're all already dead anyway.

maudgonner

maudgonner wrote: »

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Because T-Rexes are extinct, so they're all already dead anyway.

Extinct or unextinct, you're still likely to get killed hitting their fossilised remains at 70mph, especially if they're still encased in rock!

aaronjumper

maudgonner wrote: »

So how would this apply to T-Rexes?
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 20 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 30 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
If a T-Rex is hit by a car at 40 mph there will be a 100% fatality rate.
Because T-Rexes are extinct, so they're all already dead anyway.

I take it you don't like hypothetical questions then.

maudgonner

Deleted User wrote: »

Extinct or unextinct, you're still likely to get killed hitting their fossilised remains at 70mph, especially if they're still encased in rock!

Well I was talking about the fatality rate of the animal, not the human.
But to run with your point, and get back to the original question, if the T-Rex you hit was fossilised, would the legs be more or less likely to break?
Less cushioning to absorb the impact, but on the other hand...big lump of rock?

maudgonner

aaronjumper wrote: »

I take it you don't like hypothetical questions then.

You take it wrong, I think this is a great thread. I would like to know how much the OP has bet on this though.

aaronjumper

maudgonner wrote: »

You take it wrong, I think this is a great thread. I would like to know how much the OP has bet on this though.

Wrong? Wrong! How dare you, you anti t-rex fascist!