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Sony Throws A PS3 At A Bravia TV At 80km/h ‘Cos You Do…

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2:13PM October 21, 2009 | Nick Broughall

It’s to market the fact that Sony are once again giving away a free PS3 with the purchase of select Bravias TVs after October 22. There are 25,000 PS3′s available—a few less than last time—but really, all we really care about is expensive stuff smashing into each other.

There are some stats from the “experiment”, which should satisfy the mathematicians amongst you:

Fast facts on the crash test:
· PS3 Trajectory: Parabolic
· Impact Speed: 80km/hr = 22m/sec
· Mass of PS3: 3.2kg
· Kinetic energy of PS3 at point of impact: 774.4 joules
· PS3 deceleration: 246.9g = 2420 m/sec squared
· Force of PS3 on BRAVIA TV screen: 7744.0 newtons = 790.2kg force
· Sled deceleration: 40.0g = 392m/sec squared
· Force on sled: 470400.0newtons, 48000kg force = 48 tonnes force
· One 25kg metal bar stops the sled at the end of the track. A new bar is needed for every test
· Track speed: 80km
· Launch angle: 5 degrees
· Sled weight: 1.2 tonnes
· Track length: 60 metres, speed reaches 80km at 1 metre before impact
· Length PS3 travels when released: 3.19metres
· BRAVIA TV is mounted 2 metres from wall

Comments

  • Ribs

    October 21, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    jesus WHY

  • Nato

    October 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    Once again Sony marketing just a little bit out of touch.

  • Red T-Rex

    October 21, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    I can’t make up my mind about this. On one side I think “what a waste” but on the other I’m thinking that it was actually pretty awesome. I think I’d like to see more.

  • Keith Drain

    October 21, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    The mythbuster in me says AWESOME!!!

  • Simmo

    October 21, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    Awesome!

    One, the appeal of the promotion IS the marketing, and two, I think this will be shown widely enough to get the word out to the right people, that if you buy a bravia you get a free PS3.

  • nicholas

    October 21, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    Gee that solves that problem! Thanks sony!

  • glennc

    October 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    another PS3 give away to get those sales figures up. i have never seem a console given away as much as the ps3.

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