As the title implies, at what scale does aluminum foil replicate the strength of a full scale car, esp regarding crash dynamics?
Just thinking it would be cool to make little aluminum foil cars and wreck them, is all.
As the title implies, at what scale does aluminum foil replicate the strength of a full scale car, esp regarding crash dynamics?
Just thinking it would be cool to make little aluminum foil cars and wreck them, is all.
In reply to P3PPY :
Not an engineer, but I think the mass of the scale vehicle, and the chassis/unibody/internal structure would also need to be scaled as well.
That said, my gut says you'd be in a range near H.O. scale(1:87) or slightly above.
P3PPY said:As the title implies, at what scale does aluminum foil replicate the strength of a full scale car, esp regarding crash dynamics?
Just thinking it would be cool to make little aluminum foil cars and wreck them, is all.
I used to do this as a little kid!
It's totally different from the sheet steel in a production car, but I'd guess it's somewhere between HO and Micro Machine size.
If you just want to simulate cars crashing at home, also look into BeamNG.
I think you could simulate the body parts, but not a whole car.
This thread brought to mind monster truck toys that had a die you put foil over to shape it into a car to crush.
BeamNG has gotten pretty doggone realistic.
My DE students love BeamNG.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Lol, I used to fill up 1/24 scale plastic model cars with lighter fluid and small fire crackers, light it up and fling it at a brick retaining wall in our back yard while my little brother tried to time it perfectly and take a photo with a Kodak Instamatic camera.
j_tso said:I think you could simulate the body parts, but not a whole car.
This thread brought to mind monster truck toys that had a die you put foil over to shape it into a car to crush.
THISSSSS!! THIS must be rattling around in my head somewhere!! I had entirely forgotten about that! Oh MAN I should find one of these
VolvoHeretic said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Lol, I used to fill up 1/24 scale plastic model cars with lighter fluid and small fire crackers, light it up and fling it at a brick retaining wall in our back yard while my little brother tried to time it perfectly and take a photo with a Kodak Instamatic camera.
I, on the other hand, used to place my hot wheels cars on tufts of grass to get with the lawnmower. Watch your feet, fellas!
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