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Jerry2144

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11. they were built like tanks

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:40 AM

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and didn't collapse to absorb the energy of impact. All that energy and those forces went directly to the meat bags sitting inside the crumple-proof car. Today's cars are designed to absorb as much energy as possible so less energy gets put into the flesh inside. The downside it you hit a mosquito and the car is destroyed.

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