Thank you for locking my topic.

[NapaBavarian]

Originally posted by DearPrudence
Yeah, I'm gonna lose a lot of sleep over this, I'm sure

The quick...




And the really pissed off

[NapaBavarian]

Originally posted by Subafreak
(note: folded left tie rod)

Cant find that one... possibly the other left???

Let the record show that I am completely popular-culture illiterate.

Well, if you really want to know than I'll tell you.

Accelerated & Frenzied...

Originally posted by jklmnopqrst
Well, if you really want to know than I'll tell you.

Accelerated & Frenzied...

I think I might have heard of that. It was about cars, right? And, like, these guys who drive cars really fast and intense-like, and then they go UNDERCOVER and drive cars and there are there are these rapper dudes...

something like that.

I thought Napa was hinting at the quick & the dead... and I mean, isn't that an outlaw movie?

I think my ex cheated on me because I retain NADA when I watch movies.

[Shadow248]

I can't believe you don't know what movie that pic is from. Amazing.

Anyway, I can believe the charger made it through that imapct with little damage...remember the charger is all metal, and quite reinforced up front, and that semi front end is fiberglass, plastic, and a flat sheetmetal bumper about 2mm thick. There's not much at that spot on a semi that would cause damage...unless he hit the tire. Now as for how he got the car to fly like that (if it were a real life situation) is beyond me. I would think it would simply cause a spin.

I don't really watch movies *shrug*

Even if they ARE about cars.

I just have a REALLY hard time sitting idle in one location for that frickin' long staring at a box (or a screen). Unless I'm intoxicated, in which case I just fall asleep halfway through anyway

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by Shadow248
I can't believe you don't know what movie that pic is from. Amazing.

Anyway, I can believe the charger made it through that imapct with little damage...remember the charger is all metal, and quite reinforced up front, and that semi front end is fiberglass, plastic, and a flat sheetmetal bumper about 2mm thick. There's not much at that spot on a semi that would cause damage...unless he hit the tire. Now as for how he got the car to fly like that (if it were a real life situation) is beyond me. I would think it would simply cause a spin.

Subafreak already told you how the car went airborn. There's a ramp you can't see for the smoke (sometimes pipe, sometimes a "banked" wooden frame ramp, depending on the stunt). It's lowered on one side (just like the trick ramps for the cars at the County Fair) so the car will tumble after it "takes flight." There's usually an explosive charge, that serves two purposes: a) Propels a "plunger" on whichever side of the car needs to be "pushed up." and b) for dramatic effect. It also creates smoke (some smoke is sometimes added) to hide the ramp, cutting down on the number of re-takes. I'm sure they had a limited amount of cars to do the stunt (I haven't read the specs yet). I only know, cuz I've worked in video production for the past 15 or so years.

[n00b on demand]

This thread has gotten way off topic. Can someone start talking smack again please?

[SubaSteevo]

Continued here

[Subafreak]

Originally posted by NapaBavarian


Cant find that one... possibly the other left???

Hay the cars upside down OK? I mean RIGHT tie rod.

[dcarrb]

Originally posted by Aredubjay
OOO! OOO! MISTER KOTTER! I KNOW! OOO! OOO!

Okay, so out with it. (I remember the tune, but not the artist.)

Originally posted by DearPrudence
Let the record show that I am completely popular-culture illiterate.

Not only have I not seem the film in question; I've never heard of it.

dcb

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by dcarrb

Okay, so out with it. (I remember the tune, but not the artist.)

dcb

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[Shadow248]

Originally posted by Aredubjay
Subafreak already told you how the car went airborn. There's a ramp you can't see for the smoke (sometimes pipe, sometimes a "banked" wooden frame ramp, depending on the stunt). It's lowered on one side (just like the trick ramps for the cars at the County Fair) so the car will tumble after it "takes flight." There's usually an explosive charge, that serves two purposes: a) Propels a "plunger" on whichever side of the car needs to be "pushed up." and b) for dramatic effect. It also creates smoke (some smoke is sometimes added) to hide the ramp, cutting down on the number of re-takes. I'm sure they had a limited amount of cars to do the stunt (I haven't read the specs yet). I only know, cuz I've worked in video production for the past 15 or so years.

I know this. I was just playing the "could this be a real situation" game and trying to rationalize. I saw the behind the scenes and how they did it.

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by Shadow248


I know this. I was just playing the "could this be a real situation" game and trying to rationalize. I saw the behind the scenes and how they did it.

Oh. Sorry. In that case . . . NO.