Reminds me of a job I worked on years ago where I got to help crash a real cement truck into a big concrete barrier as part of an insurance commercial. Man, that was fun. The director wanted the barrel to flip up over the cab upon impact, so I had to work out the physics and tell them how much black powder would be needed to make that happen, and when to ignite it.
Oh for the days when it was cheaper for production companies to smash up real cars instead of just simulating it…
