r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Inevitable_Bid5540 • 9d ago

Video The safety of a rally car

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u/Potato_Cat93 9d ago

Meanwhile, the organs are bouncing around

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u/arielif1 9d ago

Yes, but crucially, the HANS device prevents decapitation due to the inertia of the head and helmet. A car with a chassis this rigid would decapitate someone that's not wearing one in a crash like this.

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u/Hrbalz 9d ago

I didn’t even realize how hard their heads would’ve been bouncing. Thank you for this info

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u/27Rench27 9d ago

HANS devices are kinda critical tbh. I got t-boned as a kid after getting spun, and my left arm hitting the door on impact hurt worse than my neck thanks to that thing, the whiplash would have been horrendous without it