This guy's lucky he didn't land on an M2CS

medphysdave · 10-07-2021, 05:34 PM

New York Post : Man plunges 9 stories from NJ high-rise, lands on BMW — and survives.
https://nypost.com/2021/10/07/new-je...ding-on-a-bmw/

ptgltw · 10-07-2021, 06:17 PM

Drugs are a terrible thing

sdhotwn · 10-07-2021, 06:25 PM

centered that perfectly!

Tornado1M · 10-07-2021, 09:31 PM

Yikes 😳

M3R1 · 10-08-2021, 09:04 AM

The carbon roof would not have absorbed the impact.

sdhotwn · 10-08-2021, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by M3R1

The carbon roof would not have absorbed the impact.

I wonder though -I wonder what the comparative stiffness and energy dissipation would be in that particular direction.

I have no interest in testing.

medphysdave · 10-08-2021, 11:59 AM

I'm not an engineer. My speculation is that it might be like hitting water, and then the roof would have snapped inward. Or it doesn't snap inward, but buckles the roof attachment points to where the roof gets pushed into the cabin as a single piece. Either way I don't think it would have worked out as well for this guy.

On the flip side I could see 100 poeple repeating this feat and it not working out for any of them. It's crazy that this guy survived.

M3R1 · 10-08-2021, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sdhotwn

I wonder though -I wonder what the comparative stiffness and energy dissipation would be in that particular direction.

I have no interest in testing.

Ilikemike · 10-08-2021, 12:07 PM

I see a 'Darwin Award' runner up nomination coming for this guy. 😜😜
For those who don't know, the Darwin Awards are given out each year to individuals who have benefited society through self sacrifice due to stupidity…

Davil · 10-09-2021, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ilikemike

I see a 'Darwin Award' runner up nomination coming for this guy. 😜😜
For those who don't know, the Darwin Awards are given out each year to individuals who have benefited society through self sacrifice due to stupidity…

It's very competitive in 2021. You'd have to nominate most of Florida.

ptgltw · 10-09-2021, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Davil

It's very competitive in 2021. You'd have to nominate most of Florida.

Cali is the new Florida

VisualEcho · 10-09-2021, 10:21 AM

Very sad.

msan · 10-09-2021, 11:14 PM

Luckily the car did not have a cage...:/

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medphysdave Major General 4906 Rep 5,034 Posts Drives: M2 CS \| 85 of 592 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (3)	I'm not an engineer. My speculation is that it might be like hitting water, and then the roof would have snapped inward. Or it doesn't snap inward, but buckles the roof attachment points to where the roof gets pushed into the cabin as a single piece. Either way I don't think it would have worked out as well for this guy. On the flip side I could see 100 poeple repeating this feat and it not working out for any of them. It's crazy that this guy survived.
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Ilikemike Lieutenant 269 Rep 554 Posts Drives: E92: F82: M2C: M2 CS (Now) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Port Moody B.C iTrader: (0)	I see a 'Darwin Award' runner up nomination coming for this guy. 😜😜 For those who don't know, the Darwin Awards are given out each year to individuals who have benefited society through self sacrifice due to stupidity…
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msan Major 419 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 / 2012 X5 35i M Sp Join Date: May 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (16)	Luckily the car did not have a cage...:/
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