First assume a spherical cow in a frictionless vacuum...
Trains have a fuck ton of momentum, and this was an express train. It likely also had a cattle guard on the front which could explain the air it got.
It's like it was hit by a train!
The average train in India is 24 coaches long, plus a loco and a guard van. Let's say the loco is 100 tonnes and the coaches and van are 20 tonnes each. That's 600 tonnes moving at around 100 km/hr. I can totally believe the cow flying that high.
"cow that was tossed 30m up in the air"
How hard do you have to hit a cow to knock it 30m into the air?
With a high rate of mooovement.
Fetchez la vache!
and a lot of moooomentum
No bull
First assume a spherical cow in a frictionless vacuum...
Trains have a fuck ton of momentum, and this was an express train. It likely also had a cattle guard on the front which could explain the air it got.
It's like it was hit by a train!
The average train in India is 24 coaches long, plus a loco and a guard van. Let's say the loco is 100 tonnes and the coaches and van are 20 tonnes each. That's 600 tonnes moving at around 100 km/hr. I can totally believe the cow flying that high.
Florida Man: Challenge accepted! It's going to be legendary!!!
Florida Man should really become Marvel's next superhero
The Onion would never - could never - publish this.
Sounds like a normal day in India
Tldr: the cow was launched by a train and flew 30 meters.
Hoe the cow gained more impetus than the train itself isn't explained.
Seeing a cow is a holy animal in India I'm wondering about the karmic balance of this situation...
Beginning to wonder if those Bollywood physics were accurate after all...
Kind of expected "the police who were also relieving themselves..."
Holy cow!
Ur really milking those puns!
How dairy make such a bad pun?
Your Chances Of being killed by a cow Are Low But Never Zero
An udder shame.