Firing A Gun At Your Car Is How You Test For A Rock Strike At 1000 MPH

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Raphael Orlove
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The team at Bloodhound SSC have to protect their driver if a rock strikes the cabin (or a wheel explodes) at their target record-breaking speed of 1000 miles per hour. Here's how they test their safety cell.

Yes, they fire a huge gun at their ballistics panel, made of millions of woven glass fibers.

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The test was a success, and it looks like Andy Green won't get hole-punched if things go wrong.

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