<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:52 PM, spike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net" target="_blank">spike66@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
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</span>It could be done. Many of us have hung onto a motorcycle at 100 mph. I<br>
wouldn't want to try to cling to a smooth surface at that speed, but it<br>
wouldn't be that hard if they gave them something to grasp. Bugs<br>
reeeeaaallly hurt when you hit them at that speed. On second thought, they<br>
don't feel a thing. But the prole who hit the bug hurts and gets covered in<br>
a gooey mess.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>### The Mythbusters determined that a direct head hit by a bug can decapitate (i.e. dislocate the cervical spine of) a motorbike rider under plausible assumptions about bike speed and bug size. Their demonstrations are very instructive and yes, gooey. </div><div><br></div><div>What is the largest bug you can encounter while hanging on to a train in India? This could be a risky proposition.</div><div><br></div><div> Rafal</div></div>
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