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<blockquote data-quote="rhodesbe" data-source="post: 2414167" data-attributes="member: 2415"><p>Since Force = Mass * Acceleration, the magnitudes between a forklift and a human impacting at 8mph are vastly different:</p><p></p><p>Forklift: ~43hp = 23500 lb/ft/s = 2000 pounds * 11.75 feet/s (8mph)</p><p>Human: ~4hp = 2056 lb/ft/s = 175 pounds * 11.75 feet/s</p><p></p><p>You're talking about 1/10th of the force between a dude running into a wall, and a forklift running into anything.</p><p></p><p>[edit: and your forklift prolly weights more the 1 ton, too. The class 4 lifts that are rated for 5000 pounds weigh a minimum of 8500 pounds]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rhodesbe, post: 2414167, member: 2415"] Since Force = Mass * Acceleration, the magnitudes between a forklift and a human impacting at 8mph are vastly different: Forklift: ~43hp = 23500 lb/ft/s = 2000 pounds * 11.75 feet/s (8mph) Human: ~4hp = 2056 lb/ft/s = 175 pounds * 11.75 feet/s You're talking about 1/10th of the force between a dude running into a wall, and a forklift running into anything. [edit: and your forklift prolly weights more the 1 ton, too. The class 4 lifts that are rated for 5000 pounds weigh a minimum of 8500 pounds] [/QUOTE]
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