Adds momentum and energy. I can see it happening. Have a major league pitcher throw a cordless drill at you at 60 mph and have it hit you anywhere with the pointy end.
From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 10:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question I think he was saying the bit was attached to a drill. That doesn’t add more speed, but does add more mass, kind of like a depleted uranium armor-piercing artillery shell? Still seems like an urban myth. Sure it wasn’t a running chainsaw? I usually keep one of those in the back. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question Can't put more into it than it has to begin with. If the truck is going 88 fps, and runs into an impenetrable barrier (brick wall would be close), and "instantly" stopped. The drill bit "might" continue at that 88 fps. It can't go faster than that. bp<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 9/29/2016 9:39 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: Add in the G force of near instantaneous deceleration... On Sep 29, 2016 11:30 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: That sounds like an urban myth. It would take near-ballistic speeds (~~ 600-1000 fps) to drive a drill bit like that. Driving a truck into a brick wall at 60 MPH, would only get you ~~ 88 fps. bp<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 9/29/2016 8:35 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: I didn't see it personally, but I'm told a guy here crashed an F-150 and the drill with 18" bit on it flew forward from the back of the cab and the drill bit poked right through the front seat. Missed him by inches. I imagine the seat slowed it down enough that it wouldn't have killed him, but still... ------ Original Message ------ From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 9/28/2016 7:11:46 PM Subject: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question Is there any legal or insurance requirement to have one of these? I hate them, and while I understand they are to prevent decapitation by a flying object from the cargo area, I can’t recall ever having such a flying object. I like having a rear window on the van for visibility, and even with a backup camera and sideview mirrors, being able to see out the back is nice. Are there other advantages to them? I guess the AC and heater might work better if isolated from the cargo space. I’ve seen claims it makes the cabin quieter, but anytime I’ve driven a van with a partition, there has been an annoying rattle from the door to the back. I could maybe see if you could put some shelving units up against the back of the partition. That might even make a van with dual sliding side doors viable.
