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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHrTC_N-sg

Slightly long, but stick with it
(Mythbusters fans may enjoy this one)
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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That was funny even though I don know what was said
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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I dont get it :?
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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whats to get, throwing tires down a big hill and watching how far they go. sounds like fun to me.

And really all this shows is that the Japanese are really crappy ramp builders....
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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what wher they smokin when they said, "hey lets ski jump some tires, and see how far they go"

looks fun though, suprisingly.

and if only i understood japanese
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Laxmangl
whats to get, throwing tires down a big hill and watching how far they go. ....
Guess I was just too smart continue watching
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Shadow
Originally Posted by Laxmangl
whats to get, throwing tires down a big hill and watching how far they go. ....
Guess I was just too smart continue watching
Ha, losen up a little, it was funny
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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OMG!! warn our skiers.... for the summer olympics. Their jumpers are smaller than ours.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadow
Originally Posted by Laxmangl
whats to get, throwing tires down a big hill and watching how far they go. ....
Guess I was just too smart continue watching
well, mr smarty pants, you typ-oed an incomplete sentance.


and if you stopped it early, you missed the best part. you gotta see the last tire.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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man if that last tire didnt blow out the ramp then it would have launched further then all of them. and it owned everyhitng it hit.



that was the best thing ever. i want to do that

id like to see that again but with the tires on the cars
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