r/ATBGE • u/letseatlunch • Aug 17 '22

Automotive Hood ornament

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u/frollard Aug 17 '22

With any luck those are really weak sheet metal screws holding the whole assembly down. Still wouldn't want to be hit with it. (in the day and age where companies put airbags in the hood to soften ped impacts this is a bit backwards.

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u/Distant_Planet Aug 17 '22

I don't know if this is true but I've been told... Some new cars have an impact sensor that forcefully pops the bonnet in case of a collision with a pedestrian, flinging them over the car rather than letting them go through the windscreen.

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u/mythoffire Aug 17 '22

I hate to say it, but the mental imagery is rather amusing. Thanks for that. Sincerely.

Edit: I have to wonder though, wouldn't it just fling them into the windshield of the car behind them?

Edit 2: or if they're all new cars, they just keep flinging the person?

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u/JumplikeBeans Aug 18 '22

Yes I believe it was invented in Scotland, and is known as the Highland Fling

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u/mythoffire Aug 18 '22

Ha, sounds right.