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From: The Real Bev on 4 Jun 2010 01:50 On 06/03/10 21:40, Brent wrote: > On 2010-06-04, The Real Bev<bashley101(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On 06/03/10 20:02, Brent wrote: >>> On 2010-06-03, The Real Bev<bashley101(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 06/03/10 08:51, Brent wrote: >>>>> On 2010-06-03, Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>> Apparently somebody saw one too many Bruce Willis movies: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWk4MCQaHrc&feature=player_embedded >>>> >>>> I don't see how that could happen unless the ramp was out in the middle of the >>>> lane and was actually two ramps cleverly positioned at wheel-separation width. >>>> Nice movie, though. >>> >>> Seems real enough: >>> http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/06/this_is_not_how_youre_supposed.php?doit >> >> Then why are all the other cars just standing there before, during and after >> the flight? > > What should they do? It's a toll booth queue. In tollbooth queues the cars are bumper to bumper. I don't care if it was linked on the Drudge report, I think it's a setup. And in other news... I wish there were commentary accompanying the spillcam. It looks like a tethered brain floating in front of the camera right now... http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=2 is the best feed I've seen so far. -- Cheers, Bev %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Sign on restroom hand-dryer: "Push button for a message from your congressman."
From: Dave__67 on 4 Jun 2010 07:50
On Jun 4, 1:11 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent > <tetraethylleadREMOVET...(a)yahoo.com> said: > > >Did you catch this related video: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ExNMQL-hOE > > Yep. > > >A little car sends a semi over the barrier. It's like martial arts > >version of vehicle collisions. Just the right force applied in the right > >spot and the little car defeats the big truck. > > More like an incompetent Trucker over-reacting to the impact from the > car, which would have bounced off harmlessly if the Trucker hadn't > over-corrected. > -- > The MFFY Litmus Test: > If your maneuver forces another driver who has the right-of-way > to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY. The car crashes into one of the front wheels and effectively turns both wheels hard left. Dave |