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Elephant
08-07-09, 04:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Luquii7z8

Ok, what do you guys think? I am not convinced it is real, but if there was something soft to land in or on, I would do this in a heart beat!!!
MikeSr619
08-07-09, 05:19 PM
absolutely fake!! no way he can judge how fast or far he is going to go each time.

but if that was pointed at a lake or off a 20 foot cliff in to some deep water I am right there with you dude!!
Sarge
08-07-09, 05:21 PM
No way.

You'd have to be some kind of super geek to calculate the guys weight, distance and slope of the slide etc

Good fake though
Elephant
08-07-09, 05:34 PM
No way.

You'd have to be some kind of super geek to calculate the guys weight, distance and slope of the slide etc

Good fake though

Sarge, will you help Mike and I construct one and the go off it with us?
Sarge
08-07-09, 06:06 PM
Sarge, will you help Mike and I construct one and the go off it with us?

We'll send Mike down first to see how it works:laugh:
stevenaa
08-07-09, 09:06 PM
The math is actually quite simple to determine where he'd land based on his speed leaving the ramp, his mass and the angle of the ramp. However, it would be impossible to ensure he was going the exact speed he'd need to hit the pool. At the speed he'd have to travel, that becomes an awful small target. But I still love these kind of videos. They should make some where they miss. :) Seeing him bounce on the ground would be more entertaining.
Sarge
08-07-09, 09:22 PM
The math is actually quite simple to determine where he'd land based on his speed leaving the ramp, his mass and the angle of the ramp. However, it would be impossible to ensure he was going the exact speed he'd need to hit the pool. At the speed he'd have to travel, that becomes an awful small target. But I still love these kind of videos. They should make some where they miss. :) Seeing him bounce on the ground would be more entertaining.

Shh! You'll scare Mike and he won't want to try it!
Om
08-08-09, 11:27 PM
I'm just glad to be alive at a time we're figuring out how to put **** like this on film. Few more years, brothers and sisters, and we'll no longer be able to know if anything we see is real.

Assuming it ever was, of course.
Boone
08-08-09, 11:45 PM
Oh - I think we're already there :)
Hey - I could *almost* believe it. Then again, I jumped off my roof with an umbrella and pillowcase parachute as a kid. I may not be the best barometer.

And someday, I'll share the story of the ill-fated 'lemonmobile' me and the Reynolds twins took on an ill-fated journey down Larkspur Drive hill. It did not end well.

Speaking of which - anyone seen 'Hot Rod'? So bad, it's almost good :)
MikeSr619
08-09-09, 03:11 AM
The math is actually quite simple to determine where he'd land based on his speed leaving the ramp, his mass and the angle of the ramp. However, it would be impossible to ensure he was going the exact speed he'd need to hit the pool. At the speed he'd have to travel, that becomes an awful small target. But I still love these kind of videos. They should make some where they miss. :) Seeing him bounce on the ground would be more entertaining.

of course the "silly" things like dry spots, not going fast enough, angling wrong, not being in the right position all kind of make it not worth the risk.

or am i just getting too cautious as i get older. :frown2:
Pravda
08-10-09, 10:35 PM
It's viral marketing for Microsoft's German market--

http://www.mach-es-machbar.de/
Yusuf06
08-11-09, 09:32 AM
It's viral marketing for Microsoft's German market--

http://www.mach-es-machbar.de/

of course the "silly" things like dry spots, not going fast enough, angling wrong, not being in the right position all kind of make it not worth the risk.

Well then in that case I think it's actually a very appropriate model to use to pitch Mr. Softie's offerings....especially their OS. ;)