The presenters of this show were too stupid to qualify as enginneers so they became clowns, not suprising since thats the attitude most english men have taken since the illusions of putrid colonialism came down in a smelly plop all about them.
@Nakke144 Oh hello *waves* fancy seeing you here! So what do you do all day? wait until I leave a comment on a Ford video then you pounce on it like a lion on a gazelle? I just think Fords are shit and they deserve punishment and I am allowed to express my anti-fordism on Youtube. If I was peing politically incorrect I could understand you but I don't.
@1ns4ne1d10t Go drive the new facelifted Mondeo w/the equally new 240ps EcoBoost-engine, and try to tell me that its shit after that. Fords new dual-clutch box shits all over the VAG DSG-one, wich break down instantly, if the temperature drops below minus five centigrate.
@Nakke144 Dual clutch!? oh no! Fords engineering hiccups just get worse and worse. Ford Mondeo's kill clutches after 10,000 miles now its got 2 CLUTCHES to kill in 10,000 miles. Ford are becoming a joke now. It took them long enough to stop sourcing terrible ZSD-420 and 422 engines for Mondeo's from Dagenham then making them WORSE with Delphi parts. At least VAG never had "Puma" ventures with dodgey back-street companies in London that made LDV and London taxi engines unlike Ford.
@1ns4ne1d10t Oh dear, you really are a clueless muppet. The DSG-box is a dual clutch aswell. You really dont know anything about Fords, all the statements you make are completely false, and made up! Just go groom those eyebrows with the go-faster-stripes already!
@Nakke144 I am a clueless muppet? I don't know anything about Fords? Oh really? When I mentioned about the MkII Mondeo and Jag X-Type using Twin camshaft chain-driven ZSD 420 and 422 engines which are from Dagenhan, East London who manufacture for LDV and London taxi, I am not wrong. You are a hardened Ford enthusiast but you don't know your stuff? Some enthusiast you are, I thought you bummed Mondeo's. Unfortunately my information given to you is correct, check with a Ford specialist.
@1ns4ne1d10t That particular fact is true, i know, but so what, no car manufacturer is perfect? What about the old 1.8T-engine, that they kept shoving in their cars at VW, despite it being a relic from the stone ages? And now that Ford is not short of money anymore, they have already ditched those old engines a good while ago. Go try the new 200hp diesel they have, its great. Refinement wise right up there w/ BMW's fabulous 320d, but with more grunt. Different class to the old transit engine.
@Nakke144 The R4 20VT was made by Audi not VW. I don't want a 200hp Diesel Ford, my Leons 200hp. Unfortunately the injectors leak as the high pressure injection system still remains to be Delphi, though they have changed the engine from ZSD to PSA they are still lacking from the Peugeot PSA by adding in 1 stupid variable vane turbo instead of 2 honeywell turbo's and, of course they don't lay off Delphi. Unfortunately, Ford may seem refined, but the fuel consumption doesn't match the Germans.
@Nakke144 You call the R4 20VT a "relic from the stone ages" but remember the 1.8 endura diesel? The Endura Diesel is still being used in Mondeo's and Focuses as I speak but as a 1.8 TDCi 115 and 125. The engine was from the 1980's which still remains to be 8 valve and all Ford did to progress the engine in 30 years is add a delphi high pressure injection system and a Variable vane turbo. Ford still use it, my what a polished turd. At least VW has now switched to TSi in favour of the 1.8 20VT.
@1ns4ne1d10t The underpinnings&engine block of that 1.8T is from an old audi engine from the mid-nineties! And that endura diesel is not used anymore, they dropped it a while back. And if a model lineup includes a bad engine or two, what is the problem, you still can choose another engine? And you have to be seriously deluded to buy an entry-level car with the smallest engine, they are almost always crap, no matter what the brand is!
@Nakke144 I know its from the mid-90's but the Endura diesel is back from the 1980's which is even worse. VW and Seat stopped using the R4 1.8 20VT back in 2006 and switched over to the 2.0 TSi and now they are using the TSi's. Ford didn't stop manufacturing the 1.8 TDCi 115, they carried on making the poor 8V unit available. Furthermore in 2008 they made the unit available as a 100 and 125 cv as well as a 115 and carried on production. There are a lot of people who will buy a 1.8 my friend.
@Nakke144 Its true that I would never back down to a PD130 or less unless I had to but they are far from crap. There is a fine line between entry level and downright crap. Not everyone wants a top spec engine because not everyone wants the insurance bills, fuel bills and tax bills. Some of us just want a 'car' and its appreciated. Ok, its slow, but it has to have SOME reliability to its name. Ford fail to deliver these demands and thats one reason why they have such a bad reputation.
@1ns4ne1d10t And yes, i am a Ford-enthusiast, but not a blind one, with Ford-specs on. They have made some stinkers, but generally european Fords have been awesome since the mid 90's. American Fords on the other hand, have been quite rubbish, altough they have apparently got back on track w/ the new Taurus and so on... And oh boy would i love an australian Ford FPV Falcon. Just a shame it costs an absolute fortune to import one.
@pswanberg1 No hes correct. 2 objects no matter how heavy or big they are will hit the ground at the exact same time in a vacuum. So the only thing that can make a difference is air resistance.
both would hit the ground the ground at the same time because are being accelerated at the acceleration of 9.81m\s^2, the only variable is air resistance which means the penny would've hit the ground first, but barely
THE COIN WILL REACH THE GROUND FIRST.., but within vacuum a car and a coin reaches the ground at the same time... i've already wrote it... why is it so hard for you to understand elementary problems?!
@HigherOXYD It's a matter of aerodynamics vs drag. And, more importantly, if the drop is high enough for both objects to reach terminal velocity, or, at the least, fall long enough for drag to make a difference. I don't think it's a long enough drop. In a perfect drop, IE precise timing and and penny being dropped at the exact same height as the front of the car, I think it should be an even race and HOLY CRAP DO I NEED A LIFE!! Did I really just analyze a YT video in this much depth?!
you're right dude. but that's not the point. the point is that the scorpio deserves to be destroyed because it's f*ucking ugly. and destroyin stuff is entertaining
btw, i wager that they woudlve let the crash anyway. perhaps it was some sort of collision test theyd have done anyway and top gear made a joke out of it with the penny.
moron! from your profile: "Hate imports they are un-American and anyone who drives one in my opinion supports terrorism...fags. And if you want to be a youtube tough guy here is not the place.....get a life"
Well THAT was necessary... Acceleration for both is the same (9.8 m/s/s). The question is simply: which item has the highest terminal velocity (which is simply a function of, reasonably simplified for this example, mass and aerodynamic drag).
it is very likely that NEITHER of these items reached their terminal velocity, which means they both hit the ground at the same time... unless that buffoon let the penny drop before or after the car.
HA! I don't watch Top Gear, so thank you for the clarification.
What would have REALLY impressed my is to see the host walk out and say "Today, we are going to drop a car 50-or-so meters. Then We're going to go laugh at the wreckage!"
Remember, gravity accelerates all things at an equal rate, it is air resistance which is the wild card, and how that interacts with the momentum of the car/penny.
In a vacuum both would hit at the same time.
This is less a test of gravity and more a test of aerodynamics and momentum.
Ah, if only we lived in a vacuum, our lives would be so much simpler... from a physics perspective.
dude you guys fail seriously...... we all know that they will hit the ground at the same time, considering they are let go at the same time and at the same level..... its plainly because nothing is acting on the two objects except gravity which is 9.8m/s^2
ohh yea and erm, air resistance doesn't change much of the results
@Nutsmash3r so a feather arrives at the ground at the same time?
does the large surface area of a coin play a significant part if the coin is dropped face down.
Have you actually worked any of this out? If you haven't, then your statement; "air resistance doesn't change much of the results"(whatever that is supposed to mean); is just so much hot air itself, wouldn't you agree?
It was precisely to debunk such 'opinions' that Galileo set about with his experiments.
That's highschool physics for you. Your concept ONLY applies in a perfect world with NO air resistance.
You're forgetting about the frictional force in the object. Surface area causes drag, which causes frictional force between the object and the air. The frictional force is as well, acting in an opposite direction(of the gravitational force); this means there's deceleration. So obviously the car's going to fall slower.
You guy's are taking this all, far too seriously! this id the top gear team doin what it does best - wrecking cars for our viewing pleasure and entertainment. enjoy we all like breaking stuff from time to time - this way it doesn't cost us.
...or, if you don't know the radius and the mass of the planet on which you are going to make experimen of finding the force of gravity, use this formula: g = 2S : t^2
then use this: F = mg
g = 9,84 m/ t^2 only on the Earth*, so use method of finding of g with the vaccum can and falling object, measuring their speeds at the current moment of time.
*if you know the mass of falling object and finded g , you can find the gravity force on a current planet.
Two objects of different masses must reach the ground at the same time, but only within vaccum. If you'll try to throw objects of different density within air, they will hit the ground at different time. It happens because of the air resistance, which balances the object with the less density. Less-density object gets an air-resistance brake.
- the coin will hit the ground first. Although in a vaccum, gravity does not affect objects proportionately to their mass in terms of speed of falling.
It is possible that both objects will hit the ground at the same time IN A VACCUM - if the two objects are falling for enough time for the force of gravity and the force of air resistance to balance and cancel each other out then the objects will reach terminal velocity (The highest speed an object can fall in any given atmosphere, in this case earth's atmosphere) - eventually the two objects will reach the same speed when falling, but due to that initial air resistance inbalance of the car
THIS IS SOOOO STUPID!!! better give me that ugly car , but not wreck it!!! some people dont have money to wait another day - theese guys throw a car... think about it maan!
no one gets the point everyone is being a geek saying that this experiment is being done at schools. the point is its entertainment and you get to see a car get wrecked
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the fuck. no one cares but everyone has a good point ok no one here fucking knows so shut the fuck up unless you know what you are talking about which clearly no one does but neither do I so i can't comment on which hit the ground first so shut the fuck .OK unless you can prove it in English assholes then don't comment. I dare you to comment back on this to try and make a better point. I will admit i was wrong if you prove a better point.
Maybe if you said that in english, I would be able to come up with a better point. As it sits, all I understood was "I will admit I was wrong if you prove a better point". Take a lesson from your screen name
The only forces acting on the penny and the car are their weight and drag (air resistance). Using newtonian mechanics, you can say that if you ignored drag, both would accelerate equally F=ma, F=weight=mg, mg = ma, so g = a - and they would both land at the same time.
If you factor drag back in you can easily reach the conclusion that whichever object is most aerodynamic, will hit the ground first - as they will each accelerate due to gravity at the same rate. Which is what clarkson did.
All of you are equally retarded... I mean would you look at what you guys write up?? I bet none of you blokes would ever muster the guts to say these things face to face... you give the net a bad name!! Shame... If you guys would take your childish fighting outside Top Gear... this where the best of the motor industry should argue... not the wanna-be's... (and for the record retaliating at someone's argument by pointing out bad grammar is a low blow... Where are the gentlemen?)
Well I worked it out, the car takes about 2.3 seconds to fall on the video, so at an acceleration of 9.81ms^-2 it would reach 21.6ms^-1 which is about 45-50 miles per hour. There would be a bit of drag, but again theres no way it would make much of a difference (seeing as the average speed on the way down is <25mph, where air resistance to a car is going to negligable).
If it was dropped from a really big height then the gap would be noticeable, hardly going to be here though.
Ya I also agree...not junk. I've got 389,000KM on my ford and its still going strong. Original engine, transmission and other major components. Only changed wear and tear items such as clutch, waterpump, alternator, brakes, wheel bearings, belts..etc. Stuff you'd expect to wear out with lots of mileage.
i hear ya i got a 29 im building into a rod i also have a 78 / 80 / and a 86 all fords all tip top ,,, the 29 is a two door tudor coupe the others are trucks and the 78 has a big block 4x4 and the 80 has 64,000 original miles , i gave away another 1980 i had over 500,000 miles on it and ran very good ,,, i like fords ,,, heck i like all cars ,,, but i miss my old mustang ,,, peace 8 ]
I unsubscribed from this shitty channel hours ago and this crap is in the subscription box again. Fuck you, top gear. This show used to be about cars.
if there was no air resistance the coin and the ford will hit the ground at the same time, because gravity pulls all objects with the same force.
nemmesis316 1 month ago
If you really could dig a hole to China, and you did, and you fell in, would you stop in the middle because of gravity?
evadful 5 months ago
@evadful realistically you would have to dig through the earths core lol
SouljahsMarching 5 months ago
I love ford scorpio ))))
Thenebosvod 7 months ago
go put gas in it start it and then drop it
jason123456789210 7 months ago
lol, in an action movie the car would've exploded
ledzeprulz1234 7 months ago
@ledzeprulz1234 Bahaha! so f@cking true. :P
thehipinmyear 7 months ago
what a shame !! they dropped that .... penny!!!
mpekris3 7 months ago
Bitte nicht Klicken WIRKLICH NICHT
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TheZoomjuice 8 months ago
That Ford is Found On Road Dead.
Get it? FORD!
ryanbogaerd 8 months ago
you could gave this car to me ! :)
gstaraftari 9 months ago
@gstaraftari Asking to have Ford Scorpio is like asking to have cancer .
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However I will rather die from cancer than having such a ugly crap car
niceboy60 7 months ago
@niceboy60, some people would rather that other people like niceboy60 would not make stupid comments like that.
Ferrari73703 5 months ago
@Ferrari73703 if you like ford scorpios so much why you dont change your youtube name to scorpio instead of ferrari?
niceboy60 5 months ago
@niceboy60, I never said I like the Scorpio. And I would much rather have a Lada than die of cancer.
Ferrari73703 5 months ago
@Ferrari73703 Ok , ok probably was not the smartest think to say .
niceboy60 5 months ago
Wyklepie sie :)
fagocista1980 9 months ago
who knows in what series it was???
MrIevgenii 9 months ago
who knows in what series it was???
MrIevgenii 9 months ago
The presenters of this show were too stupid to qualify as enginneers so they became clowns, not suprising since thats the attitude most english men have taken since the illusions of putrid colonialism came down in a smelly plop all about them.
mingonuts 10 months ago
@mingonuts and i think you just qualified as a mcdonalds cashier
V8block8 10 months ago 8
you don't have to smash a scorpio... it stops working anyway..
GBsmovies 11 months ago
i cried infront of this because they dropped a SCORPIO
jason123456789210 11 months ago
Did you get the bonus Ben? No. I did NOT get the bonus. XD He says as he watches them drop a Scorpio from a crane for millions of dollars.
idkwhattonamemyself 1 year ago
i hate to read long comments...too lazy to butt in...
shobin05 1 year ago 2
In vacuum they would have fallen together, but in this case the car has more wind drag, so the pin will drop first.
Correct me if im wrong.
Alex2149 1 year ago
@Alex2149 : yeah dude...you are right...there are(is) air here...if the place was "airless" they would have hit the ground at the same time...
TheSplitter91 1 year ago
@Alex2149
The theory is absolutely correct, but I'm obliged to tell you... it was a penny, not a pin. XD
stalhein61 1 year ago
We used to have a Granada GL 2.0i with the Pinto engine. Pieces of shit. Hate Scorpio's and all other Fords good to see it being killed.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t Just go hide in the forest, you troll. Im getting really tired of you and your bullshit.
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 Oh hello *waves* fancy seeing you here! So what do you do all day? wait until I leave a comment on a Ford video then you pounce on it like a lion on a gazelle? I just think Fords are shit and they deserve punishment and I am allowed to express my anti-fordism on Youtube. If I was peing politically incorrect I could understand you but I don't.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t Go drive the new facelifted Mondeo w/the equally new 240ps EcoBoost-engine, and try to tell me that its shit after that. Fords new dual-clutch box shits all over the VAG DSG-one, wich break down instantly, if the temperature drops below minus five centigrate.
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 Dual clutch!? oh no! Fords engineering hiccups just get worse and worse. Ford Mondeo's kill clutches after 10,000 miles now its got 2 CLUTCHES to kill in 10,000 miles. Ford are becoming a joke now. It took them long enough to stop sourcing terrible ZSD-420 and 422 engines for Mondeo's from Dagenham then making them WORSE with Delphi parts. At least VAG never had "Puma" ventures with dodgey back-street companies in London that made LDV and London taxi engines unlike Ford.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t Oh dear, you really are a clueless muppet. The DSG-box is a dual clutch aswell. You really dont know anything about Fords, all the statements you make are completely false, and made up! Just go groom those eyebrows with the go-faster-stripes already!
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 I am a clueless muppet? I don't know anything about Fords? Oh really? When I mentioned about the MkII Mondeo and Jag X-Type using Twin camshaft chain-driven ZSD 420 and 422 engines which are from Dagenhan, East London who manufacture for LDV and London taxi, I am not wrong. You are a hardened Ford enthusiast but you don't know your stuff? Some enthusiast you are, I thought you bummed Mondeo's. Unfortunately my information given to you is correct, check with a Ford specialist.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t That particular fact is true, i know, but so what, no car manufacturer is perfect? What about the old 1.8T-engine, that they kept shoving in their cars at VW, despite it being a relic from the stone ages? And now that Ford is not short of money anymore, they have already ditched those old engines a good while ago. Go try the new 200hp diesel they have, its great. Refinement wise right up there w/ BMW's fabulous 320d, but with more grunt. Different class to the old transit engine.
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 The R4 20VT was made by Audi not VW. I don't want a 200hp Diesel Ford, my Leons 200hp. Unfortunately the injectors leak as the high pressure injection system still remains to be Delphi, though they have changed the engine from ZSD to PSA they are still lacking from the Peugeot PSA by adding in 1 stupid variable vane turbo instead of 2 honeywell turbo's and, of course they don't lay off Delphi. Unfortunately, Ford may seem refined, but the fuel consumption doesn't match the Germans.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@Nakke144 You call the R4 20VT a "relic from the stone ages" but remember the 1.8 endura diesel? The Endura Diesel is still being used in Mondeo's and Focuses as I speak but as a 1.8 TDCi 115 and 125. The engine was from the 1980's which still remains to be 8 valve and all Ford did to progress the engine in 30 years is add a delphi high pressure injection system and a Variable vane turbo. Ford still use it, my what a polished turd. At least VW has now switched to TSi in favour of the 1.8 20VT.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t The underpinnings&engine block of that 1.8T is from an old audi engine from the mid-nineties! And that endura diesel is not used anymore, they dropped it a while back. And if a model lineup includes a bad engine or two, what is the problem, you still can choose another engine? And you have to be seriously deluded to buy an entry-level car with the smallest engine, they are almost always crap, no matter what the brand is!
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 I know its from the mid-90's but the Endura diesel is back from the 1980's which is even worse. VW and Seat stopped using the R4 1.8 20VT back in 2006 and switched over to the 2.0 TSi and now they are using the TSi's. Ford didn't stop manufacturing the 1.8 TDCi 115, they carried on making the poor 8V unit available. Furthermore in 2008 they made the unit available as a 100 and 125 cv as well as a 115 and carried on production. There are a lot of people who will buy a 1.8 my friend.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@Nakke144 Its true that I would never back down to a PD130 or less unless I had to but they are far from crap. There is a fine line between entry level and downright crap. Not everyone wants a top spec engine because not everyone wants the insurance bills, fuel bills and tax bills. Some of us just want a 'car' and its appreciated. Ok, its slow, but it has to have SOME reliability to its name. Ford fail to deliver these demands and thats one reason why they have such a bad reputation.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t And yes, i am a Ford-enthusiast, but not a blind one, with Ford-specs on. They have made some stinkers, but generally european Fords have been awesome since the mid 90's. American Fords on the other hand, have been quite rubbish, altough they have apparently got back on track w/ the new Taurus and so on... And oh boy would i love an australian Ford FPV Falcon. Just a shame it costs an absolute fortune to import one.
Nakke144 1 year ago
@Nakke144 The FPV Falcon looks nice but its Ford which is a great shame.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
and you´ld walk away
Luv FORD!
iMGooDLiKe 1 year ago
jesus fucking christ im buying a Ford that could be fixed in short order.
datzfast 1 year ago
in video games, cars explode when they crash
FreeRealmsInvader 1 year ago
Gravity is highly overrated...
Gypsielectro 1 year ago
Gravity is highly overrated...
Gypsielectro 1 year ago
0:01
haloprashn 1 year ago
poor scorpio, good car actually
RancheroBFT 1 year ago
gravity affects are the same regardless of mass
x0druid0x 1 year ago
Who needs gravity anyway?
Slowergrass432 1 year ago
Obviously, they will hit the ground at the same time. Only air resistance will matter.
nuttex 1 year ago
@nuttex fail basic physics much?
pswanberg1 1 year ago
@pswanberg1 I doubt it.
nuttex 1 year ago
@pswanberg1 No hes correct. 2 objects no matter how heavy or big they are will hit the ground at the exact same time in a vacuum. So the only thing that can make a difference is air resistance.
PandaMagicFTW 1 year ago
@PandaMagicFTW except they aren't in a vacuum....
pswanberg1 1 year ago
@pswanberg1 Exactly the only thing that is making a difference in the rate of decent, air resistance.
PandaMagicFTW 1 year ago
So here we are,the scorpio is only worth a penny>>
bharathMAX 1 year ago
@bharathMAX I'd rather have the penny...
DdlyHeadshot 1 year ago
funny, that something like this, might actually explain our own existance here on earth, someday
loosely said, but in some deep innate way, it makes perfect sense, to life on earth
ilovelifeandwomen 1 year ago
both would hit the ground the ground at the same time because are being accelerated at the acceleration of 9.81m\s^2, the only variable is air resistance which means the penny would've hit the ground first, but barely
GPizzel 1 year ago
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yasishi means in english
dhaaa that chafa if they wanted the car me the gift ubieran
ThePenpen44 1 year ago
just to settle the arguement the car hit the floor first just and yes it was due to the fact that he dropped the coin later
kellylibby1 1 year ago
ha ha
minibus9 2 years ago
niasdno[i[ig
hiiamdeathfearme 2 years ago
THE COIN WILL REACH THE GROUND FIRST.., but within vacuum a car and a coin reaches the ground at the same time... i've already wrote it... why is it so hard for you to understand elementary problems?!
HigherOXYD 2 years ago 25
because you might be righting to a kid
1123anon 2 years ago 2
writing
1123anon 2 years ago 2
@HigherOXYD It's a matter of aerodynamics vs drag. And, more importantly, if the drop is high enough for both objects to reach terminal velocity, or, at the least, fall long enough for drag to make a difference. I don't think it's a long enough drop. In a perfect drop, IE precise timing and and penny being dropped at the exact same height as the front of the car, I think it should be an even race and HOLY CRAP DO I NEED A LIFE!! Did I really just analyze a YT video in this much depth?!
ShaggyPirate 2 years ago
dhaaa que chafa si no querian el auto me lo ubieran regalado :(
yasishi 2 years ago
this film is from the behind the scenes dvd you can buy i think
legodude9163 2 years ago
We're British and destroy stuff .... gimmie money.
adam1885282 2 years ago 82
@adam1885282 TOO RIGHT !
dearlovej582 1 year ago
ooooo noo bonus..... :(
lahori004 2 years ago
should of used a punto skoda or some piece of crap like that the scorpio are a great car ugly as hell but a great car none the less.
DB1410 2 years ago
you're right dude. but that's not the point. the point is that the scorpio deserves to be destroyed because it's f*ucking ugly. and destroyin stuff is entertaining
RWJisshort 2 years ago 2
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o8biron8o 2 years ago
lol haha
SlowRkers 2 years ago
btw, i wager that they woudlve let the crash anyway. perhaps it was some sort of collision test theyd have done anyway and top gear made a joke out of it with the penny.
levlobotomy 2 years ago
haha brilliant
levlobotomy 2 years ago
at least they dropped a ford
rhemax8 2 years ago 93
llol yeah thats true
nuts2chinguard 2 years ago 3
@rhemax8 wtf? fords are the best out there
jaffacake1578 1 year ago 2
@rhemax8 if it was a gt or a mustang it would be a shame though lol
catskilz123 10 months ago
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stupid Brittains .......lets destroy a new car for WTH? i want my 1:02 secs of my life back
dalemllns 2 years ago
as if you have something better to do. you knew what was gonna happen and you still continued watching.
manmanumit2 2 years ago
moron! from your profile: "Hate imports they are un-American and anyone who drives one in my opinion supports terrorism...fags. And if you want to be a youtube tough guy here is not the place.....get a life"
nuff said
levlobotomy 2 years ago 4
wat a load of bollocks
teejraver 2 years ago
well, the load of bollocks would be top gear if im wrong =)
levlobotomy 2 years ago 3
Lol... it's funny because he says un-American as if it's a bad thing :P
thesplage 2 years ago
ow yer u yanks never blow up nice cars for crap hollywood films
teejraver 2 years ago 3
High speed camera.
Would have been a wise investment. Hell, I know Top Gear have used them before.
Treblaine 2 years ago
they used High speed camera,
the problem is : Definition
kedejackfrom 2 years ago 5
Does the grammatical/logical incongruity of his preamble drive anyone else to utter distraction?
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
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W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
No..
z06camaro 2 years ago
your comment was removed by Top Gear you hould be honoured...lol
kanekool321 2 years ago
Ha! The truth of the matter is that they need me on their show/production team... ;)
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
Hey TG, need a North American Correspondent?
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
Thank god it was only a ford. Hope they found the penny though.
UnclePutte 2 years ago 7
LMAO!
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago 2
Dumb.
timmcniven 2 years ago
all you guys are taking this too seriously
anything with jeremy clarkson trying to serious is clearly a joke :P
jaw1024 2 years ago
Well THAT was necessary... Acceleration for both is the same (9.8 m/s/s). The question is simply: which item has the highest terminal velocity (which is simply a function of, reasonably simplified for this example, mass and aerodynamic drag).
it is very likely that NEITHER of these items reached their terminal velocity, which means they both hit the ground at the same time... unless that buffoon let the penny drop before or after the car.
this is lame
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
duude... it's top gear
the whole point was blatantly not a scientific test, it was seeing the car get pointlessly destroyed... that's what top gear's all about :P
jaw1024 2 years ago
HA! I don't watch Top Gear, so thank you for the clarification.
What would have REALLY impressed my is to see the host walk out and say "Today, we are going to drop a car 50-or-so meters. Then We're going to go laugh at the wreckage!"
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
haha :P
look up car darts top gear or something like that, they do loads of stuff like this :D
jaw1024 2 years ago
OK, Brilliantly blatant... I loved car darts.
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
@W1NT3RMU7E Are you saying that the drag force has no effect until terminal velocity is reached?
binton10186 2 years ago
Well, the drag force determinate the terminal velocity. So, yes, drag force has no effect until terminal velocity is reached.
frankownz265 2 years ago
Because drag is a factor in the equation of terminal velocity, of course it has an effect.
I'm glad you point this out b/c this is important to recognise.
does anybody have any questions?
W1NT3RMU7E 2 years ago
@W1NT3RMU7E
Remember, gravity accelerates all things at an equal rate, it is air resistance which is the wild card, and how that interacts with the momentum of the car/penny.
In a vacuum both would hit at the same time.
This is less a test of gravity and more a test of aerodynamics and momentum.
Ah, if only we lived in a vacuum, our lives would be so much simpler... from a physics perspective.
Treblaine 2 years ago
the penny wins.
KALSPL 2 years ago
lets a write A FUCKING PARAGRAPH. (again)
dude5151 2 years ago 3
What I really want to know is whether the laws of physics are preserved even if it is trucks, on fire, from at least twice as high.
Galileo's experiments lay the foundation of much of physics.
Unless we ask these questions, as Clarkson does, how valid is what we do at the LHC?
for real, we need more trucks and maybe some heavy armour too, dropped from aeroplanes by women pilots in red jump suits.
No wonder Gravity is the least understood force.
marsCubed 2 years ago
dude you guys fail seriously...... we all know that they will hit the ground at the same time, considering they are let go at the same time and at the same level..... its plainly because nothing is acting on the two objects except gravity which is 9.8m/s^2
ohh yea and erm, air resistance doesn't change much of the results
Nutsmash3r 2 years ago
@Nutsmash3r so a feather arrives at the ground at the same time?
does the large surface area of a coin play a significant part if the coin is dropped face down.
Have you actually worked any of this out? If you haven't, then your statement; "air resistance doesn't change much of the results"(whatever that is supposed to mean); is just so much hot air itself, wouldn't you agree?
It was precisely to debunk such 'opinions' that Galileo set about with his experiments.
You people learn nothing.
marsCubed 2 years ago 2
you my friend need to shut the hell up. stop with the paragraphs because we dont care what you have to say on hoobidy blah blah.
supraTT2jze 2 years ago
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marsCubed 2 years ago
@supraTT2jze gi's a break.
At least I am trying to be interesting.
You should try it sometime m8.
marsCubed 2 years ago
That's highschool physics for you. Your concept ONLY applies in a perfect world with NO air resistance.
You're forgetting about the frictional force in the object. Surface area causes drag, which causes frictional force between the object and the air. The frictional force is as well, acting in an opposite direction(of the gravitational force); this means there's deceleration. So obviously the car's going to fall slower.
cilicon 2 years ago
Dude... this is youtube.... dont give us a lecture on frictional forces. No one gives a crap.
sgdsuy 2 years ago 2
why waist a good penny on that :)
hellsdeadjuggalo 2 years ago
You guy's are taking this all, far too seriously! this id the top gear team doin what it does best - wrecking cars for our viewing pleasure and entertainment. enjoy we all like breaking stuff from time to time - this way it doesn't cost us.
(well apart from the old tv license that is)
mimsn55 2 years ago 3
Answer, please. I guess, these british illiterate TV-stars don't even know these formules and that's because they're throwing cars and coins xD
HigherOXYD 2 years ago
you stupid fuck, why waste a perfectly good car on something we ALREADY KNOW
drls1313 2 years ago
...or, if you don't know the radius and the mass of the planet on which you are going to make experimen of finding the force of gravity, use this formula: g = 2S : t^2
then use this: F = mg
g = 9,84 m/ t^2 only on the Earth*, so use method of finding of g with the vaccum can and falling object, measuring their speeds at the current moment of time.
*if you know the mass of falling object and finded g , you can find the gravity force on a current planet.
And, yeah, i'm 15 years old, guys.
HigherOXYD 2 years ago
IM lost with what u said but i belive u
got100nos 2 years ago
Two objects of different masses must reach the ground at the same time, but only within vaccum. If you'll try to throw objects of different density within air, they will hit the ground at different time. It happens because of the air resistance, which balances the object with the less density. Less-density object gets an air-resistance brake.
F= G * ((M1 * m2) : R^2)
G=6.7 * 10^ -3 H*m^2/kilogram^-2
HigherOXYD 2 years ago 3
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HigherOXYD 2 years ago
- the coin will hit the ground first. Although in a vaccum, gravity does not affect objects proportionately to their mass in terms of speed of falling.
NiallJones 2 years ago
It is possible that both objects will hit the ground at the same time IN A VACCUM - if the two objects are falling for enough time for the force of gravity and the force of air resistance to balance and cancel each other out then the objects will reach terminal velocity (The highest speed an object can fall in any given atmosphere, in this case earth's atmosphere) - eventually the two objects will reach the same speed when falling, but due to that initial air resistance inbalance of the car
NiallJones 2 years ago 2
i need that car wtf
samking12 2 years ago 5
yeah, seriously, when's the last time u saw a real car fall straight into the ground?
doesnt happen that often. enjoy the inertainment.
TheFlashFrame 2 years ago
wow i wonder how much money this costs them? well yeah pointless video.
JonahCorn 2 years ago
THIS IS SOOOO STUPID!!! better give me that ugly car , but not wreck it!!! some people dont have money to wait another day - theese guys throw a car... think about it maan!
bumfighter890611 2 years ago 3
Worst Car EVER!
RedEnzoFerrari 2 years ago 5
no ferrari enzo's in red are
athiestracist 2 years ago
no one gets the point everyone is being a geek saying that this experiment is being done at schools. the point is its entertainment and you get to see a car get wrecked
ReeceLiamAllsop 2 years ago
clarkson is exciting like it is a latest important science discovery... twat. every kid in school is learning about it but maybe not in britain
dzetk 2 years ago
carterandrew0118 is correct - end of
whipster1000 2 years ago 2
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the fuck. no one cares but everyone has a good point ok no one here fucking knows so shut the fuck up unless you know what you are talking about which clearly no one does but neither do I so i can't comment on which hit the ground first so shut the fuck .OK unless you can prove it in English assholes then don't comment. I dare you to comment back on this to try and make a better point. I will admit i was wrong if you prove a better point.
Neverhatealwayslove 2 years ago
Maybe if you said that in english, I would be able to come up with a better point. As it sits, all I understood was "I will admit I was wrong if you prove a better point". Take a lesson from your screen name
L96striker 2 years ago
The only forces acting on the penny and the car are their weight and drag (air resistance). Using newtonian mechanics, you can say that if you ignored drag, both would accelerate equally F=ma, F=weight=mg, mg = ma, so g = a - and they would both land at the same time.
If you factor drag back in you can easily reach the conclusion that whichever object is most aerodynamic, will hit the ground first - as they will each accelerate due to gravity at the same rate. Which is what clarkson did.
carterandrew0118 2 years ago
I hope the penny is ok!
ironwork92000 2 years ago 2
i don't think weight is important, i think its about mass, but its been so long since I done Physics I really don't know, :( sorry
AndersHanson92 2 years ago
get a grip ure a joke
! last post!
benjamin959509 2 years ago
no your'e a joke just......... you fail.
gorz1234 2 years ago
All of you are equally retarded... I mean would you look at what you guys write up?? I bet none of you blokes would ever muster the guts to say these things face to face... you give the net a bad name!! Shame... If you guys would take your childish fighting outside Top Gear... this where the best of the motor industry should argue... not the wanna-be's... (and for the record retaliating at someone's argument by pointing out bad grammar is a low blow... Where are the gentlemen?)
gaijinhan69 2 years ago 2
Eh, you're prolly right.
boogalice 2 years ago
BORING
111hamish111 2 years ago
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this douchebag thinks he sounds smart what a fuckin asshole ha ha look at all that bullshit he even spelt negligible wrong
pjk500 2 years ago
at least he knows what hels talkin about
Funknicity 2 years ago
Mebbe you should try using some punctuation and capitalization before you talk trash about someone who is obviously smarter than you.
boogalice 2 years ago
Maybe you could spell right, also use full stops you tit!
LAZADALEDGEND 2 years ago
I don't see you working it out.
weeblefishII 2 years ago
they should hit the ground at exactly the same time.
i doubt the car would get to a fast enough speed for drag to make a significant difference.
dmhiggs 2 years ago
I'd say the penny hits first. Less air resistance.
boogalice 2 years ago
Well I worked it out, the car takes about 2.3 seconds to fall on the video, so at an acceleration of 9.81ms^-2 it would reach 21.6ms^-1 which is about 45-50 miles per hour. There would be a bit of drag, but again theres no way it would make much of a difference (seeing as the average speed on the way down is <25mph, where air resistance to a car is going to negligable).
If it was dropped from a really big height then the gap would be noticeable, hardly going to be here though.
dmhiggs 2 years ago
9.81m/s^2
eMiLpR0p 2 years ago
ms^-2 is the same as m/s^2 or even m/s/s kkthx
dmhiggs 2 years ago
aah...you're prolly right.
boogalice 2 years ago
well il'd say more air resistance coz i weighs nothing,, just like a feather but abit more :P
jut1128 2 years ago
jus d matter of air resistence, nth related to mass. newton law
iamleolam 2 years ago
if drop at the same height & time, they both will hit at the same time, b/c gravity is 9.8m/s^2
dtreysoz 2 years ago 3
thats in a vacuum
dbell91 2 years ago
Sure, if you're 12.
LaexProductions 2 years ago
LOL! ;D
LoveLyricalRideX 2 years ago
I'm surprised they didn't put someone in the front seat.
3dd4dd 2 years ago 6
man who care if they destroyed the car, its their money.. who gives a fuck?. i wanna know who hit the ground first, penny or the car??
yuhcgte 2 years ago 2
well it should take the same ,,,, 8 ft per second , i think
lesterclaypool1 2 years ago
Why would you destroy such a new car for the sake of a 5 second experiment? Why wouldn't you use like a junker, or a large concrete block?
xSPACEMANSPIFFx 2 years ago
They did use a junker. It was a Ford.
rjmprofile 2 years ago 2
so fords are junk ? ummm you see i feel different ,,, for a few reasons
lesterclaypool1 2 years ago
Ya I also agree...not junk. I've got 389,000KM on my ford and its still going strong. Original engine, transmission and other major components. Only changed wear and tear items such as clutch, waterpump, alternator, brakes, wheel bearings, belts..etc. Stuff you'd expect to wear out with lots of mileage.
svtcontour 2 years ago
i hear ya i got a 29 im building into a rod i also have a 78 / 80 / and a 86 all fords all tip top ,,, the 29 is a two door tudor coupe the others are trucks and the 78 has a big block 4x4 and the 80 has 64,000 original miles , i gave away another 1980 i had over 500,000 miles on it and ran very good ,,, i like fords ,,, heck i like all cars ,,, but i miss my old mustang ,,, peace 8 ]
lesterclaypool1 2 years ago
I unsubscribed from this shitty channel hours ago and this crap is in the subscription box again. Fuck you, top gear. This show used to be about cars.
8stewiegriffin 2 years ago