# Cameo, meet pole! **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [February 2, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098 "2010-02-02T13:20:32Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 2
### Author: ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark) #### Post date: [February 2, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/21 "2010-02-02T16:04:59Z")
Lets set something straight here… Camaro: ![http://cache-07.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/02/camaro_crash_3.jpg](http://cache-07.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/02/camaro_crash_3.jpg) Cameo: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/Mafdark/camaro_crash_2.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/Mafdark/camaro_crash_2.jpg) ---
### Author: ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier) #### Post date: [February 2, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/22 "2010-02-02T16:09:21Z")
> [@Bar Tabs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bar-tabs/28986/5): > > And how did that car pass a crash test? My only thought is that when the first name of your company is Government you don’t have to? ---
### Author: ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark) #### Post date: [February 2, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/23 "2010-02-02T16:20:21Z")
> [@KrazyKid"](#): > > No fucking way. Did anyone see the mythbusters split the car in half with the rocket powered “plow blade” that thing was doing way over the top speed of that car hitting a solid steel knife and it split the car. I dont see how the fuck that happend and the tele pole is still intact! > > crazy This is very simple… Where older cars were built to be beefy, to withstand impacts completely intact, today they are built to absorb the force of the impact and direct it to certain parts of the chassis which will break therefore allowing the cabin of the car to maintain intact without breaking. Where the older cars win and the newer cars fail is when they are hit by a smaller object. The parts of the modern car which are made to absorb the impact (think of the crumple zones on the hood and frame) simply aren’t anywhere near the impact zone and cannot do their job. The smaller impact area from the pole would put all the force focused on that one small area which will always tear right through the car especially when its directly between the frame rails. ---
### Author: ![CSholtes612](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/csholtes612/32/6432_2.png) [@CSholtes612](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CSholtes612) #### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/24 "2010-02-03T07:22:11Z")
damn sonnnn ---
### Author: ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch) #### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/25 "2010-02-03T09:25:30Z")
> [@Bar Tabs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bar-tabs/28986/9): > > This is very simple… Where older cars were built to be beefy, to withstand impacts completely intact, today they are built to absorb the force of the impact and direct it to certain parts of the chassis which will break therefore allowing the cabin of the car to maintain intact without breaking. > > Where the older cars win and the newer cars fail is when they are hit by a smaller object. The parts of the modern car which are made to absorb the impact (think of the crumple zones on the hood and frame) simply aren’t anywhere near the impact zone and cannot do their job. The smaller impact area from the pole would put all the force focused on that one small area which will always tear right through the car especially when its directly between the frame rails. That was my impression too, until I saw this video…🤣rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/3/c36c2ac13ee43ba128913c97424e56be91adc721.jpeg "Head-On Crash Test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs 2009 Chevy Malibu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Asb3Ad-tg) ---
### Author: ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub) #### Post date: [February 4, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/26 "2010-02-04T15:48:24Z")
ouchie ---
### Author: ![DFDrocks247365](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dfdrocks247365/32/24907_2.png) [@DFDrocks247365](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DFDrocks247365) #### Post date: [February 4, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098/27 "2010-02-04T16:10:04Z")
I think i made a thread about that video a while back…crazy I can’t believe the driver walked :wow [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameo-meet-pole/250098.md?page=1)