Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics

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What happens to vehicles and their occupants in crashes is determined by science. "You can't argue with the laws of physics," says Griff Jones, award-winning high school physics teacher who goes behind the scenes at the Institute's Vehicle Research Center to explore the basic science behind car crashes. Using a series of vehicle maneuvers on a test track plus filmed results of vehicle crash tests, Jones explains in anything but lecture style the concept of inertia, the relationship between crash forces and inertia, momentum and impulse, and a lot more.
Quote from Paul G. Hewitt, the developer of the "Conceptual Physics" curriculum and author of the best selling text book by the same name: "The video "Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics" and accompanying teacher's guide are wonderful. The pacing is excellent, the coverage fascinating, and most importantly, the physics is correct. It's a first rate teaching package. I give it five stars!"
More information, including lessons and other supporting material, at classroom.iihs.org
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[@jflauto3917]

love having to watch this for drivers ed

[@CAMILLE.is.BETTER.than.YOU15]

and it's so long too

[@aspillust]

who's here for physics class? come on, i know i'm not the only one 😐

[@sarahx1242]

Me

[@thespelunker7831]

Literally

[@keegantardif9915]

Driver’s Ed here

[@puppet0]

Driver's Ed for me...😑

[@anthonybonetti9979]

Right here

[@julianmunoz522]

Watched part of this in Driver's Ed class

[@Solidslicer]

Watched this for Driver's Ed

[@jamesbooth1860]

Who isn't 😂

[@earthsalien_0fficial013]

Fr, I'm watching this for class now

[@keirabest7960]

POV: You're watching this for science class and you have no interest in any of this.

[@goodtyme]

yep...

[@huntrrams]

It’s actually pretty good stuff

[@its_melodystar]

that's how it started until I got interested

[@catssmart5973]

Yes

[@saraislfe14]

Yep😪 watching this for physics

[@peridotperson]

"It's called inertia, it's a property of matter"
Bill already taught me that.

[@qvtxss193]

damn so we jus all taking drivers ed?

[@pokehero5327]

No some of us are here for physics

[@qvtxss193]

@@pokehero5327 drivers ed sounds more fun💅🏽

[@pokehero5327]

@@qvtxss193 how did you reply so fast?

[@showtime8098]

pov you have to watch for drivers ed

[@alaallium8741]

Dang, so we're all here for drivers ed?

[@frederickthegreat6975]

Im here for CE physics

[@huntrrams]

Who else is here for defensive driving class?

[@JamieTheSassenachLass]

Lol..I’m married to an L.E.D.T instructor..I’ve been in training 25 years..🚔

[@shauntie.mp4]

me haha

[@blakethesnake6686]

I'm in offensive driving class. Learning how to use the broadside cannons

[@them0zzz]

drivers ed

[@Kapa-ly2zt]

If yall need to do some notes on this for drivers ed, here you goInertia, it's a property of matter that causes it to resist any change in its change of motion
The dummy will move at the same speed the vehicle was at until acted upon a separate force
Momentum is inertia in motion
Impulse is the product of force and the time the force acts
Momentum does not change; it is instead conserved.
Potential energy is a type of energy that happens when an object is not in motion.
As an object moves potential energy is turned into kinetic energy.
The greater the mass and velocity, the greater the kinetic and potential energy.

[@JamieTheSassenachLass]

“There are a lot of long words in there, Sir; we're naught but humble pirates.”

[@matthewking5612]

My uncle used to say, "too much gas, and the pedals will come to your lap".

[@linkonedgell894]

I missed drivers ed, here is my punishment

[@alconk7129]

What a great video!

[@justjoshinaround2332]

POV: Highschool physics

[@trashboye1235]

The time it takes the time it takes to let go

[@mexicanaquaman685]

How tf does this relate to chemistry

[@rytrongaming]

Physical Science is fun

[@jamesphillips6102]

Physics class?

[@aurorebeaureal]

Ever reminds you of National Geographic Crash Science Race Cars.

[@angiegarcia5233]

The dummy didn’t have his seat belt on

[@iihs-hldi]

Explore more crash science with hands-on activities and demonstration
videos, perfect for learning at home or at school. Check out IIHS-HLDI
in the Classroom: classroom.iihs.org/

[@zakyistevens9261]

"Jesus forces"😃 7:41

[@mrein5962]

16:10

[@iamacello7129]

Does anyone else think that the teacher explaining all of this sounds like Jake Gyllenhaal?

[@shauntie.mp4]

he sounds like bill nye

[@ella-ki4gq]

hey kershaw class😏

[@itsPikachu]

Bill Nye but with cars

[@nutface7971]

pov: mr montany's science class

[@alicegriffin3588]

yo anyone else here from tom's driving class

[@macca2890]

It’s gilly

[@mrein5962]

14:14

[@ItsCammie]

Anyone know number 14

[@verrofy]

it's b

[@shauntie.mp4]

@@verrofythanks

[@Wokejoe7664]

2:36 - 9:07

[@verrofy]

Thanks nick