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How fast does an airbag deploy? |
to watch it more slowly. Take a closer look at the crash test video again. Remember, this video is in slow-motion. Look closely at the dummy and the airbag and at what happens during the crash. How does an airbag help save a person's life? to watch it more slowly. Now observe this real-speed video of engineers testing just the airbag. There is sound in this video, so turn up the volume on your computer (but not too high!). Try to think about how fast it is actually inflating. Does it happen in 1 second? One tenth of a second? Less? Imagine this airbag inflating in your face while you were sitting in a car. What would it feel like? Discuss this with your partner. |