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10-31-2006, 03:58 PM
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Thank you! I have been trying to find that one. What a stupid, yet awesome undertaking.
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10-31-2006, 04:05 PM
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He broke his back 7 times and spent a million dollars back in what the mid '70s for a failed attempt?
Hope he had good sponsors. 15minutes are up. Yasin
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10-31-2006, 04:30 PM
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If the chute had not deployed, dead man riding...that car was entering a tumble.
The little wing things are cute, though 
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10-31-2006, 04:32 PM
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Hmmm, could a longnose Targa achieve 165 MPH this way?
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10-31-2006, 05:25 PM
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*rimshot* He's here all week folks!!
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10-31-2006, 05:52 PM
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So, was this before Congress passed the laws of physics?
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10-31-2006, 06:14 PM
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I produce electronic music, and I have a track with a sample from that video.....yes, its the obvious one. "Rocket powered lincoln continental".
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so he planned that for 4 years. very meticulous. the car blew apart in the air, so sweet. I would like some specs on the car. His safety gear was first rate also. the open face helmet would help make identifying the corpse easier. wow
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10-31-2006, 07:07 PM
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apparently no study of aerodynamics....
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10-31-2006, 07:08 PM
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the full documentary film "the devil at your heels" for this stunt is outstanding.
evil kneivel checks the jump site and shakes his head. the stuntman/star, ken carter, is quite nuts - often talking about himself in the third person as if he's not in the room... from memory the fuel tanks blow up (and mostly destroy the car) 3 or 4 times during its construction. and, after 4 years, they put someone else in his car! http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/devil_at_your_heels/
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There is no sense being stupid unless you can prove it...
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Incomprehensible.
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11-01-2006, 05:57 AM
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this ain't no stunt, this is a failed attempt at the Darwin award...
a stunt relies on an element of skill , and bravery , something that can end successfully if done right this , didn't require either of that ability to steer straight.. big deal beeing dumb enough to do it... uhuh can be done succesfully , weird measurement of success imho they could have stuck a monkey in that car and the result would have been the same...
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11-01-2006, 06:03 AM
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meh, not that great. THought the jump in Live and Let Die was much better
"What are you boy, some kinda one man wreckin' machine?"
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11-01-2006, 06:17 AM
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 That was great! But seriously, this guy is a goober. One million 1970 dollars to take a clown car 280MPH to "jump" a one mile wide river? To prove what...? That you are stupid enough to piss away $1 million and look really dumb? Well dude, you win that contest. Oh, and they said he broke his back as they are carrying him on their shoulders in a sitting position. Nice...
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