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Old 05-15-2003, 09:09 PM
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I would not be surprised she could/did slip out of the belts. Several rolls of the car would generate a lot of g-forces. You can see evidence of that the way the side pipes are torn away from the body but attached to the engine. I suspect the car did some of it's rolls in mid air, without touching down or touching down lightly (analysis based on minimum car body damage).

The debate rages on as to how Dale Earnhardt (NASCAR)sustained bodily injury leading to his death. Some say the seat belts broke, others say there were cut AFTER the accident, some say they just "stretched" to much, maybe weren't "tight enough" to begin with.

I parachute jump, you THINK you get your rigging tight until the chute pops. THATS when you realize how "loose" it really was!

Ernie
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