Ford tests shopping cart on 2010 Taurus

[typhoon5000]

Autoblog just posted the full story for this video, with a high res gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/13/ford-engineers-slam-basketballs-and-shopping-carts-into-cars-for/

edit: Jalopnik also posted an article, including high speed video. According to the article, that cart was only going 10mph! http://jalopnik.com/5251297/ford-taurus-simulates-parking-lot-carnage

 

[USHOMEISHOU]

Entirely possible, I once watched a shopping cart in a sloped parking lot with a tailwind (must have been at least 40mph gusts) hit around 20 to 30mph as it SLAMMED into the rear quarter panel of a Saturn. It dented the **** out of the car and busted out one of the rear side windows

It was quite impressive to watch

 

[DaSho97]

Entirely possible, I once watched a shopping cart in a sloped parking lot with a tailwind (must have been at least 40mph gusts) hit around 20 to 30mph as it SLAMMED into the rear quarter panel of a Saturn. It dented the **** out of the car and busted out one of the rear side windows

It was quite impressive to watch

Well with a good gust you can see some serious damage. Watching carts fly across the parking lot has always been fun.

 

[Northwestvoodoo]

This test is inconclusive.
I suggest we call in a higher power to dispel any miss truth.