Comments on: Bystanders Lift Bus Off Pregnant Mom

Quick Action Saves NYC Woman's Baby, But She Dies

[toolmangler-2009]

There are dynamic loads involved but if they lifted it slowly enough they can be ignored.
Posted by pat1967 at 06:42 PM : Aug 15, 2008



You tell''em Prof'', its the ''Gravity'' of the situation.

[pat1967-2009]

Statics lesson: People on one side of the bus and the wheels on the other can be modeled as a rigid beam supported by a fulcrum at either end. Each fulcrum supports half the weight if the weight is evenly distributed along the beam. In the case of a bus on its side, most of the weight is near the bottom of the bus, (end with the wheels & drive train) thus meaning that the people support something less than half of the load. There are dynamic loads involved but if they lifted it slowly enough they can be ignored.

[antepamfe200]

It is so good to see that there are still people who care about others. May the mother be resting in the loving arms of Jesus now and may God watch over the little one. My prayers go out to the entire family.

[denn034]

Those people are heroes. The baby surviving is miraculous! Condolences to the family and friends of the mother.

[erb0087]

"...then another 10 people ran over to help..."

Excuse me, 21 people.

Still that''s almost 500 pounds per person, and I bet they all weren''t big construction workers.

Too bad the mother died, but they did save the baby''s life.

[erb0087]

In the United States a ton is 2,000 pounds.

So a 5-ton bus 10,000 pounds.

For a small crowd of 10 or so people to lift that much even partially off the ground is incredible, particularly since it was a large object to get ahold of, not something compact.

The human body is capable of amazing things in an emergency.

[toolmangler-2009]

After learning that the baby was another of Jessie Jackson''''s "love children", the bystanders decided to leave the bus on top of the pregnant woman.

Posted by SistaTee at 05:11 PM : Aug 15, 2008



Siss on you Pister, you ain''t so mucking ****.

[rwsmith29456]

Very sorry about the mother but I''m happy the baby was saved and reading the part about how the people helped did me a world of good.

[rwsmith29456]

Very sorry about the mother but I''m happy the baby was saved and reading the part about how the people helped did me a world of good.

[toolmangler-2009]

No matter what other nations say, That is what Americans do best. (Help those in need)