the DEFINITIVE tire test
04-23-2008, 10:07 PM
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the DEFINITIVE tire test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHrTC_N-sg
Slightly long, but stick with it
(Mythbusters fans may enjoy this one)
Slightly long, but stick with it
(Mythbusters fans may enjoy this one)
04-23-2008, 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....
And really all this shows is that the Japanese are really crappy ramp builders....
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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
looks fun though, suprisingly.
and if only i understood japanese
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Originally Posted by Laxmangl
whats to get, throwing tires down a big hill and watching how far they go. ....
04-23-2008, 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. ....
04-24-2008, 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. ....
and if you stopped it early, you missed the best part. you gotta see the last tire.
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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
that was the best thing ever. i want to do that
id like to see that again but with the tires on the cars