1959 Chevrolet Bel Air VS 2009 Chevrolet Malibu

Think like an engineer or scientist by predicting, observing and explaining as you watch this 40-mph frontal offset crash test between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu.

Step 1. Look at the above picture to predict which car will better protect its crash test dummy (i.e., which car is more crashworthy).

Step 2. Watch the video of the crash and carefully observe what happens to each car during the crash.

Step 3. Pause the video after the crash and explain how the more crashworthy car protected its crash test dummy.

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