There is not much that can compare to seeing the damage caused as you watch your boat deform as it crashes through high swells and careens into the shore, or as your turbojet plummets from a stall into the barren landscape.
This effect is even more dramatic to watch as you push your vehicles to ever more extreme situations. With the click of a button you can see the rod network of each vehicle as it moves and see which beams are under the greatest amount of stress.
What makes Rigs of Rods a great simulator is the huge amount of details you have at your fingertips, while keeping the interface rather simple and easy to understand.