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How flat would a frog be if a stock car ran over it?

looks like we got invaded by frogs from R & S last night..

Asked by Storm Bandit   time:2010-08-29 03:29:58
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Well Storm that's a very technologically advanced question. It depends on multiple factors. Let's explore the different possibilities.

If the center section of the tire ran over the frog then it is possible that less force may be applied to the frog than on the edges of the tires. If a car is running low air pressure in the tires (example; after a pit stop on a restart) then the center section of the tires may be soft from the low air pressures due to the lack of heat build-up in the tires. But as as the heat builds in the tires then the center section may become swollen therefore putting more weight on the frog resulting in a "flatter frog".

On a different approach one might ask "Well what would happen if the frog was run over by the sidewall section of the tire"? Well the sidewalls support most of the weight of the car. If the sidewall section of the tires ran over the frog then there would be more direct force on the frog with "less flex", thus resulting in a "flatter frog".

Also speed, aerodynamic downforce, spoiler angle, etc .... would all have an effect of total downforce of the car on the frog.

One must also include the shock package in which a team uses. If the shock package of a car is too stiff then the frog would suffer from a "harder hit" when the tires made contact with the frog. However, a softer shock may be more forgiving and the end result would be a "less flat frog".

You also have to take into account "tracking" when considering shocks response. The rear tires always follows the front tires. So when the frog gets run over by the front tires then it isn't over yet...!!! The frog will then get run over by the back tires also. Depending on the shock package used, if not using the appropriate shock packages, when the front and rear tires respond to the "bump" of the frog the "response" from the rear shocks may be slightly out of sequence (hop and bounce) in vibrations (compression or rebound) with the front shocks. This may cause a difference in the flatness of the frog after the car has ran over the frog. If the front and rear tires are not perfectly in sync, then the end results may vary.

Lastly one must take into consideration the track at which the frog was run over at. If the car is at a track that has a lot of "banking" then the car will have more "downforce" resulting in a flatter frog. But on tracks that are flat, the frog (when ran over) will tend to roll and will be spread out more as the car is more likely to slide when it hits the frog resulting in not as flat of a frog, but a frog which has been spread out across the track.

So as you can see Storm. The process in determining "how flat a frog would be" when run over by a NASCAR is a very technologically advanced question. There are many variables one must consider.

Very good question : )

answer: Want some ICE cream?   time: 2010-08-31 19:44:37

Well, if it was Jr he would probably miss it like he misses his pit stalls...lucky frog!

answer: Jrh88er   time: 2010-08-31 13:31:39

Being that they all came from R & S, and have the mouths that they have, I think they ALL NEED TO GO INTO THE CONFESSIONAL and give praise for the sins they have committed!!!

answer: King Leonidas   time: 2010-08-31 10:54:46

More like Own Goals FC

Berba will hit 20 in all competitons- Man Utd fans are wayy too impatient

When we bought Drogba for 24 million, his first 2 seasons read
Games 41, Goals 16. At that stage, he looked a dud.

then, 06/07- boom, 33 goals. Give Berba some time- he may exponentially rise as Drogba did.

Berba by comparison, first 2 seasons
First season: Games 43, goals 14
Second season: Games 43, goals 12.

very Drogba-like... he may explode like the Ivorian did...
watch this space

answer: Efil4zaggiN- Saints for the AFL   time: 2010-08-30 19:39:15

You want to hear something gross?? Ok...I will tell it anyway.
As a kid I had found a huge toad...and it peed on me and I dropped it...well it hopped away hop hop hop right out into the road...a car ran over its backend and when it did the frog blew up like a balloon under its chin so big that it popped. I turned white as a sheet and threw up because when the toad exploded all the guts and chit went all over me. I was a kid with a easy sick stomach so that just sent me over the wall.

The answer to your question I would say pretty darn flat.

answer: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Maggie   time: 2010-08-30 19:35:52
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