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Originally posted by Conundrum:
So here's another one,

Take said Xterra and strap it to a dyno.

Take a Rocket of sufficient size to propel the X without the engine and strap it to the roof.

Operate the engine to gain let's say 90MPH or near the limiter, Perfectly safe on the dyno right. Disconnect the straps and fire the rocket.
Ok, assuming the rocket goes straight and doesn't sprial our of control:
the Xterra stays on the Dyno while the trocket goes flying forward because, after disconnecting the straps, the rocket is no longer attached to the Xterra...so the Xterra is thus unaffected by the rocket propulsion.
Although the pressure from the air movement from the rocket could possibly cause the Xterra to come off the dyno, but not neccesarily.

If the rocket spirals out of control - well, what the Xterra does depends on if the rocket flys back into the Xterra. If so, I would guess the Xterra comes off the dyno.

In either case, I would want to be really, really, really far away from wherever people are planning on doing this test
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