Awesome stuff you see on the internet
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@snowy said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@antipodean There is definitely air resistance - but not like a bike (not really any induced drag on a bike for example) and of course there is none when they are inside as the relative airflow is zero. The point was that they aren't going to shoot forward when 150km head wind is removed. They will accelerate relative to the Porter when inside the door but not dramatically.
We may well be making the same point. Anyway, after 30 years of studying aerodynamics, relative velocity, etc , I can see why it works and was just trying to work out what @MajorRage didn't get.
Thanks @snowy ... have figured it out now.
Basically the second they get inside they plane, they immediately lose the air resistance, which means they lose the drag and hence the lift. But, and I think this is Newtons first law, because they have no other force pushing them, they won't accelerate either.
Took a bit to get my head around, but follow it now.
Thanks for your response! I had you in mind when I was posting it!
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@stockcar86 said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
Awesome in a different way
£500 compensation? For having your nutsack shredded and one cobbler bitten out? Seems fair.
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@taniwharugby Got to admire Comet's tenacity to retake the lead!
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Why they don't put Christmas lights on palm trees
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@catogrande said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@crucial Any of those calculations are the slightest bit out...
It was the first one that freaked me out. He missed that wharf by fuck all.
When I first saw the clip I thought it was about those freaks that just stand or hang on the edge of high things, so when he dropped i thought I was about to see a splat!
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I thought the one jumping into that narrow jut looked the closest...crazy fecker.
@Crucial have you been to the Piroa Falls on the northern side of the Brynderwyns?
Is a spot there which I've seen people jump from the waterfall which is crazy, I did the higher but slightly less crazy jump here
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@taniwharugby said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
I thought the one jumping into that narrow jut looked the closest...crazy fecker.
@Crucial have you been to the Piroa Falls on the northern side of the Brynderwyns?
Is a spot there which I've seen people jump from the waterfall which is crazy, I did the higher but slightly less crazy jump here
Haven't been there but the scenery is impressive.
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@bovidae said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
You don't want this to happen...
Probably just me but I would have had somebody else there as a bit of a safe guard. Oh and a harness, and rope. Oh and not be there.
Darwin award stuff really.
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@catogrande said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@crucial Any of those calculations are the slightest bit out...
They do seem awfully close.
@bovidae said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
You don't want this to happen...
Should have stopped at one pull-up. Hell of a price to pay to try and lift yourself out of poverty.
@mariner4life said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@bovidae fuuuuuck. I hate to think what goes through his mind after he knows he's fucked
I'm guessing the anguished cry on the video gives it away.
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@antipodean the clip almost looks staged, wonder if there was another ledge to the right as it looks like he tried to jump across...but yeah after that 3rd pull up (why?? surely just hanging and getting back up was sufficient) and he couldn't get any purchase with his shoes, you would start panicking, after which you are basically fooked...just mental!
I guess what makes these thrillseekers famous is the fact they do it all without any safety gear.
If you want the ultimate, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love