That is likely a stunt in the next Bond film.
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I'm getting roughly 175'. Assuming average american car length of 175", I count about 12 car lengths at apex, which divides out nicely to give around 175'.[DOUBLEPOST=1429044919,1429044857][/DOUBLEPOST]
Weren't you the one who just pointed out to the old man that we have a gif thread?
GasBandit
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Yeah, but I try to keep the "Did I just watch somebody die?" content out of that thread.
I used a similar process, but I discounted the length a bit since I assumed it was a European-sized car.
--Patrick
This is a great idea. I'm actually thinking of getting a small tattoo of this, now.
Especially since the car should become shrapnel and not fly upwards fully intact.
Like this:
If the explosion was under the car, then yes it would be launched mostly intact (unless the explosion was powerful enough to actually tear the car in half). The "suspicious" parts of the video are that it goes straight up, that the secondary explosion happens right at the apex, and that the car emerges from the secondary explosion relatively intact.
...also the fact that the camera appears to have known where to look before it all happens.
--Patrick
I would think that to throw anything that high into the air, the explosion would have to be directly under the object. Anything off to the side would cause it to fly in the opposite direction or at least in a wide arc. Also, it'd have to be massively powerful to get a standard size car up to the heights calculated, more so if it was an indirect blast. An explosion of that magnitude would more likely rip the car apart rather than fling it as one solid piece no matter what direction the force was applied from.
I'm not disputing that the gif shows the car hovering when it shouldn't and that it doesn't behave properly OR the fact that it is perfectly framed for a supposedly spontaneous event.
I actually found where the gif was made from and that says, "Before the suicide bomber reached its main goal, Peshmerga Forces were able to destroy the vehicle. As the truck took the hit, the explosives went airborne and exploded midway through the air."
edit: So, seems to be a legit gif, but just slightly inaccurate description. Not saying GB intentionally misled us either, where he got it from probably had it mislabeled as well.
I'm not disputing that the gif shows the car hovering when it shouldn't and that it doesn't behave properly OR the fact that it is perfectly framed for a supposedly spontaneous event.
I actually found where the gif was made from and that says, "Before the suicide bomber reached its main goal, Peshmerga Forces were able to destroy the vehicle. As the truck took the hit, the explosives went airborne and exploded midway through the air."
edit: So, seems to be a legit gif, but just slightly inaccurate description. Not saying GB intentionally misled us either, where he got it from probably had it mislabeled as well.
I love tricking people into stepping on spiders that are carrying their young... Just the shear panic on their faces it worth it...
HONEY, GONNA FUMIGATE THE HOUSE NOW.
WITH NAPALM.[DOUBLEPOST=1429555746,1429555572][/DOUBLEPOST]On a side note, smashing spider-bambi's mom seems almost noble. Something that must be done.
That seems unfair. You let all the spiders leave unharmed, but you kill all the butterflies?
--Patrick
Time to move...
I was including arachnids and other multi-legged non-mammals in that.
Actually, I take that back: if you are a also a mammal who enters my home uninvited, you've signed your own death warrant.
(Okay, except for the family of raccoons that ended up in my chimney. I had them humanely removed. And that time I caught and released a bat that was in my basement. But other than those...!)[DOUBLEPOST=1429559033,1429558933][/DOUBLEPOST]
That takes too long.Also, spiders and insects, while they don't breathe the way we do, still need oxygen in the air and will suffocate when enclosed in a tupperware container after a while. Soo...You could perform a decent genocide with a tupperware bowl on that spider there
Don't ask me why I know that.
GasBandit
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I'm not making any promises.
GasBandit
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Belgians sleep in the sink.
closet, cupboard, dresser, built-in closet, thing you store stuff in. I'm far too masculine to know the difference between something you store robes in and something you store pants in. Or something
Maybe the Euros wear more Cups than we do...
Man, no one's going to read a daily mail article that long, even if there are boobs in it.