Ever since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Ever since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?

andros_rex@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

So I guess the question would be if the KE stored in the spinning wheels would be enough to move the car forward in the absence of thrust?

I still don’t think this is working the way anyone is envisioning it.

catloaf@lemm.ee · 2 days ago

I think it would be a nonzero amount, but not a lot.

Imagine spinning your wheels on ice at a high RPM, and then suddenly they catch traction. You’ll jump forwards, but since OP specified that you also cut power at that instant, you’ll just be rolling to a stop.

I don’t think it’s very far removed from dumping the clutch and stalling the engine, if that makes it a more familiar scenario.