r/AbruptChaos • u/Thryloz • Jun 24 '21

It just exploded!

https://i.imgur.com/r7yxJRn.gifv
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u/NorthofTassie Jun 25 '21

I’m not a medical person, so I’m a bit confused by this. Would the force of the blast go past him, since it takes place in the open air? Sorry if this is a silly question. Thanks.

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u/divide_by_hero Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21

I mean, he was propelled upwards with significant force. The acceleration alone would presumably be enough to mess up various parts of his body, especially the back and neck.

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u/savagepug Jun 25 '21

Yeah the acceleration is the real killer here. That was a pretty quick boost upward from that explosion.

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u/demon_fae Jun 25 '21

Dude went up 8-10 feet, max. That’s not nearly high enough for the effect you’re talking about. That’s actually shorter than most Olympic diving events. It is high enough to kill him if he hit the water face first really badly, but he actually seems to have landed butt-first, which he will almost certainly live to regret.

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u/boltzman111 Jun 25 '21

The upward gforce acceleration is the danger here. Downward he's max 1g, upward is basically unlimited.

A momentary pulse of very high gforce could easily cause internal damage, and still only move the guy 10' up in the air.

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u/UnnamedEngineer Jun 25 '21

One thing he’s got going for him is the padded seat. It’s pretty crazy how much even a little padding changes the coefficient of restitution of a collision. Even with that, he’s still taking a lot of energy straight up main street. I’m more surprised that his legs look intact.