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see also: Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

or, from the Kerbal Space Program fanbase: lithobraking (as opposed to aerobraking)

I believe NASA has actually used "lithobraking" in an official capacity at some point.

Lithobraking can actually work if the approach angle and speed is low enough. Ever seen an aeroplane make a wheels up landing?

when I made my drivers license, you were still taught that if all your breaks fail and there's no way to stop car, you should use "body braking" - i.e. use the friction of scraping your car's side against something, preferably a wall - to get to a stop

I'm not sure if I was taught this specifically in driver's ed but yes, I also learned that if all else fails the best approach is to hit the guard rail at a tight angle and keep steering into it until the car stops. It will total the car but it might save someone's life.

might save your own life as well

Observed Hazardous Spontaneous High Impact Terminations.

Mission ended with Bits Outside Original Mechanism

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