looney Report post Posted January 17, 2015 I am surprised they didn't swerve. They must not have been paying attention as there was enough time to do something as opposed to nothing at all. looks like he did, right, then left, but just not enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabloking Report post Posted January 17, 2015 I am surprised they didn't swerve. They must not have been paying attention as there was enough time to do something as opposed to nothing at all. If he moves out of the way the driver behind him is dead. This driver had almost two seconds to prepare; the driver behind him will have no time to prepare. The driver was able to duck down as the tire struck his car thereby avoiding injury, and possibly saving another driver's life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
12097 Report post Posted January 17, 2015 The driver really has very little time to react, as he first needs to process what the possible " threat" is and then act on it. In addition, if he swerves hard enough to avoid the tire, there's a pretty good chance his tires are going to break loose and he will be in a nasty 4 wheel skid. Swerve to the left and he's into the concrete barrier.... and then an uncontrollable spin back into traffic. Swerve to the right and into the weeds on the right side, or into the path of anything that happens to be in that right hand lane. I'm not sure I would want to try that sudden a lane change in a Lambo, much less a passenger car with soft suspension and normal tires. As much as it seems counterintuitive to hold his lane, it may have been the best choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmtn Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Craws Report post Posted January 23, 2015 DAMN!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanon Report post Posted January 23, 2015 DAMN!! That's DAMN cubed. Holy shit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteout Report post Posted January 23, 2015 That Candide Thovex video. SWEET! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlambo Report post Posted January 23, 2015 If he moves out of the way the driver behind him is dead. This driver had almost two seconds to prepare; the driver behind him will have no time to prepare. The driver was able to duck down as the tire struck his car thereby avoiding injury, and possibly saving another driver's life. If I am going 60 plus MPH on the interstate and I see a wheel coming at me at an equal speed I don't give a shit about who's behind me, I give a shit about saving my own ass. The driver really has very little time to react, as he first needs to process what the possible " threat" is and then act on it. In addition, if he swerves hard enough to avoid the tire, there's a pretty good chance his tires are going to break loose and he will be in a nasty 4 wheel skid. Swerve to the left and he's into the concrete barrier.... and then an uncontrollable spin back into traffic. Swerve to the right and into the weeds on the right side, or into the path of anything that happens to be in that right hand lane. I'm not sure I would want to try that sudden a lane change in a Lambo, much less a passenger car with soft suspension and normal tires. As much as it seems counterintuitive to hold his lane, it may have been the best choice. I am sorry my instinct would take over and I would have swerved left. I am 100% sure of it as it would be a reflex action. The last thing I would worry about is possibly hitting the concrete barrier. It is the shoulder of the road plenty of room for a full sized vehicle to travel on before hitting the barrier. If you happen to start sliding and skid into it so what, you have a wheel assembly coming at you at a collective speed of over 100 MPH. I'll take the concrete barrierl all day long as opposed to a wheel through the windshield. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanon Report post Posted January 23, 2015 I'll take the concrete barrierl all day long as opposed to a wheel through the windshield. Skip to the 3:00 min mark and see what a 55mph semi-truck tire does to a stationary car. I'll take damn near anything short of a head-on collision to avoid that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 We have had multiple people killed in the Pittsburgh region in the last year due to tires coming through their windshield. Sign me up for the concrete barrier as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acewhip Report post Posted January 23, 2015 That's DAMN cubed. Holy shit! I'm going to take your Damn cubed. Holy shit! and raise you a DOUBLE DAMN cubed. Holy shit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmtn Report post Posted January 24, 2015 DAMN!! That was quite basic. With little practice all of us could do the same or more. j/k ⁵√DAMN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Craws Report post Posted January 24, 2015 That was quite basic. With little practice all of us could do the same or more. j/k ⁵√DAMN Whats laughable about this is the guy looks actually to be very naturally uncoordinated. I had to hold back a laugh when he was jumping and throwing the ball. Can you imagine if someone with natural athletic ability spent the same time to learn this skill! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasgtr Report post Posted January 28, 2015 just skip to 1:14 guy has some vertical!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Craws Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Took one animator two years to make this out of sand http://vimeo.com/117249231 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minacious Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Took one animator two years to make this out of sand http://vimeo.com/117249231 Umm, terrific animation, but other than the title, there is no sand. This also took months to complete, not years. Did you perhaps link the wrong video? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Report post Posted February 2, 2015 http://youtu.be/hdEXGPJPulM Invalid Video Link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLK85 Report post Posted February 2, 2015 http://youtu.be/hdEXGPJPulM Who's got a link to the other video? For, uh research to see if anything indecent actually occurred. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Report post Posted February 2, 2015 Who's got a link to the other video? For, uh research to see if anything indecent actually occurred. Oh yes, the video is out there. Here is her blog http://kendrasutherland.blogspot.com/?zx=dbe9fbf0fa6928e9 https://vid.me/1zRX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo91 Report post Posted February 2, 2015 Those guys who were interviewed must be GAY. shes HAWT...(from those pics..i havent seen the video) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprite Report post Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ta...h-watch-5101836 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted February 4, 2015 I was just going to post that, WTF is going on with these planes falling out of the sky like flies?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saleenfan Report post Posted February 4, 2015 I was just going to post that, WTF is going on with these planes falling out of the sky like flies?? Me and a couple fellow co workers where talking about this crash and the only thing we can come up with is a VMC crash (i will explain). The pilot reported and engine Flame out (not inherently too big of a deal), From what it looks like the plane got slow and the only good engine was still going full power, When you get into that situation the good engine actually creates a "yawing moment" that is actually too strong for the rudder to overcome and can cause the aircraft to do that sort of pirouette that you see the plane do. Obviously this is all speculation of course The way you are supposed to prevent that from happening is to keep your speed up above Vmc (gives the rudder more airflow and there fore more authority) and use the rudder to counter the planes yawing motion not bank angle. This is all day one multi engine training so if this is indeed the cause it is a very very basic thing for a professional pilot to deal with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_chaos Report post Posted February 6, 2015 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVI Report post Posted February 6, 2015 ^ DAMN!!! with a little bit of LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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