A Physics Question

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Imagine there is a 4-door sedan, such as a Honda Accord, parked on an
> asphalt surface. In your estimation, how fast would a compact pickup
> truck, such as a Ford Ranger, have to be travelling in order to strike
> the Accord and move it SIDEWAYS (i.e. perpendicular to the direction
> the wheels normally roll) by 15-18 inches? Imagine that the point of
> contact betwen the two vehicles is the truck's bumper and the rear
> quarter panel of the car.
>
> Follow-up question: how much damage would you expect to see on the two
> vehicles?

Why not gently make contact bumper to car and then apply power to move
said vehicle? Doing it that way should result in little damage beyond
scratches to the truck while the car is shoved. However a ranger might
not have the power to accomplish the task.

Brent P wrote: <brevity snip>
> In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> > Imagine there is a 4-door sedan, such as a Honda Accord, parked on an
> > asphalt surface. In your estimation, how fast would a compact pickup
> > truck, such as a Ford Ranger, have to be travelling in order to strike
> > the Accord and move it SIDEWAYS (i.e. perpendicular to the direction
> > the wheels normally roll) by 15-18 inches? Imagine that the point of
> > contact betwen the two vehicles is the truck's bumper and the rear
> > quarter panel of the car.
> >
> > Follow-up question: how much damage would you expect to see on the two
> > vehicles?
>
> Why not gently make contact bumper to car and then apply power to move
> said vehicle? Doing it that way should result in little damage beyond
> scratches to the truck while the car is shoved.

I think your method applied to his contact point would likely not
create damage that might be touched up and/or buffed out nor move the
vehicle perpendicularly 1-1.5 ft.
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- gpsman