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Applebees Appetizer posted:That's some nightmare fuel right there, I wonder if they had harnesses on lol from how fast they got out, i'd go with no and that was probably the correct decision
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Turn up the volume and watch the mirror. You can hear stuff clinking (sounds like buckles) and see the driver fighting with a shoulder belt for a moment. Looks like probably stock 3 point seat belts, which for ice racing I'd be fine with as long as I'm not looking at trees. Stock ones are easy to get out of in a hurry. Dude in the green car had some serious cat-like reflexes. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Mar 15, 2023 |
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STR posted:Turn up the volume and watch the mirror. You can hear stuff clinking (sounds like buckles) and see the driver fighting with a shoulder belt for a moment. oh, yeah i was assuming just standard seatbelts too, when I was talking about harnesses i was more referring to the 4 and 5 point versions
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they apparently got the car out, though, or at least the gopro
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I'm sure Canada's version of the EPA would frown upon leaving cars at the bottom of a lake.  Large Testicles posted:oh, yeah i was assuming just standard seatbelts too, when I was talking about harnesses i was more referring to the 4 and 5 point versions e: okay yeah my lack of knowledge on harnesses is showing. Looks like a late 70s/early 80s Chevy, so it would have had retracting 3 point belts with 1 clip instead of separate lap and shoulder belts. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Mar 15, 2023 |
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i thought they had those harnesses now where there's just one big center button and you punch it and all the straps come out at once. is that not the case?
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Sagebrush posted:i thought they had those harnesses now where there's just one big center button and you punch it and all the straps come out at once. is that not the case? No, that's exactly the case and I'm as confused as you with everyone talking about how a harness would have been a death trap.
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Some of you salvaged your race harnesses from 1987 nascar wrecks and it shows
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A full harness is *easier* to get out of than a three point and faster. Hit the buckle and you're out, it's that fast no matter even if you are upside down - especially if you are upside down (ask me how I know). A three point would be where you would be struggling to disengage your shoulder, not a harness that falls away once the buckle is disengaged
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Large Testicles posted:from how fast they got out, i'd go with no and that was probably the correct decision From how fast they got out, I'm assuming yes. Even watching the video in slowmo, I see the driver look straight down, reach, and then the belts are flopping free, just like he'd hit the button on a harness. An even MODERATELY modern harness is faster to get out of than an airplane seatbelt. edit: it's apparent who's used a harness and who hasn't; should have refreshed before replying, but my reply stays.
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God drat I can never *not* listen to that. Goosebumps, every time. !!!! That one two. The point where it changes over to nitro and it just turns... evil. Love the greybeard just feeling when it's ready. The entire chassis jumping when he gooses it! Superb. That engine wants OUT. wesleywillis posted:For 19.95 you can rent that motherfucker. For that same $20, you cant rent an F-250 from Home Depot which will at least be closer to what you need. slidebite posted:To be fair, there is lots of stuff in this world is cool and awesome that I'll never be able to personally afford. In my case, literally any new care that's vaguely interesting... CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Altho given the Mazda is a I6 turbo RWD ....what? The CX-30 (the actual pictured vehicle in the meme - an MX-30 as in the text is an EV...) is a 2.5L I4, turbo or not. and as far as I can find, all AWD. Mazda doesn't have an I6, and the only thing they make RWD is the MX-5. edit: you appear to be thinking of the 2024 CX-90. Did I miss a reference to that?
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Eh to be fair to my dumb rear end, I haven’t gone racing with a full 5 point harness since I was like 10 doing jr dragsters 30 years ago and I had a complicated rear end setup that would not have been good in an actual crash. I mean I’ve seen modern ones but have never used one.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:it's that fast no matter even if you are upside down - especially if you are upside down (ask me how I know). How do you know?
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Uthor posted:How do you know? Rolled a rally car and was upside down, hit quick release and proceeded to regret said action as gravity took over.
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This was a long long time ago, but I still remember when. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Powershift posted:
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Bye bye miss American Pie (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Darchangel posted:Oh, hey, whole lotta new posts in the Terrible Car Stuff thread, what's going... Join us.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I have questions. Powershift posted:
CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Think about the dam/dike they are standing on and what it's made of. Also what is rushing through said dam that is broken. truck splaining (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) ethanol fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Mar 17, 2023 |
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In 1959 a coal company in Pennsylvania delved too greedily and too shallow under the Susquehanna river. The river broke through into the mine and it took 3 days of dumping poo poo into the whirlpool before they could stop the flow, by which time a enormous number of interconnected mines in the valley had flooded. They resorted to dumping railroad hopper cars into the hole to try to give all the rock they were pouring in something to catch on.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:In 1959 a coal company in Pennsylvania delved too greedily and too shallow under the Susquehanna river. The river broke through into the mine and it took 3 days of dumping poo poo into the whirlpool before they could stop the flow, by which time a enormous number of interconnected mines in the valley had flooded. They resorted to dumping railroad hopper cars into the hole to try to give all the rock they were pouring in something to catch on. do you want Balrogs? Because this is how you get Balrogs.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur it keeps happening
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Data Graham posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur it keeps happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgKU0zu6KB8 "I do not respect fish"
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:do you want Balrogs? Because this is how you get Balrogs. The circus and !FUN! eventually come to those who dig too deeply and too greedily
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:do you want Balrogs? Because this is how you get Balrogs. Inside Centralia, The Abandoned Town That's Been On Fire For 60 Years
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I live pretty near to Centralia and up until a few years ago it was fun to go hang out and walk the abandoned Rt. 61 (graffiti highway) but idiots ruined it for everyone by partying and causing disturbances so the police had the road completely covered with dirt mounds to keep the riff raff out. Now it’s just somewhere I drive through on occasion. Here’s me ripping a sweet drift turn on the highway in my old kart http://i.imgur.com/gX7Edp0.gifv Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 11:50 on Mar 18, 2023 |
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Nature is healing Reclaimed by forest and hellfire
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This is a gripe but also a question to see if I'm the only one experiencing it. I have almost been in 5 accidents this week purely due to the other car indicating/lack of. As I am Aussie you USA peeps might not have this particular issue, but I've noticed a lot of newer vehicles have TERRIBLE opposite side indicator reflections. I have to guess if they are exiting a round-a-bout. I've had a habit of checking front wheel angle as a bit of a tell but even when they ARE indicating the exit of the round-a-bout I can barely tell in broad daylight.
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Humphreys posted:TERRIBLE opposite side indicator reflections. What?
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Humphreys posted:This is a gripe but also a question to see if I'm the only one experiencing it. I pass through three roundabouts on my commute to work, here in the state of Georgia. They're well-built and well-traveled. I'm the only one I've ever seen who uses their signal to exit the roundabout, and if I do see a signal, it's someone signaling into it.
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There’s a shopping center near me with 5 different circles and I’m there all the time for work and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone use their turn signals on them, I know I’ve never used them. You’re right about having to look at their tires tho
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Sagebrush posted:What? You know, the reflections you get from the indicator on the opposite side.
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Humphreys posted:This is a gripe but also a question to see if I'm the only one experiencing it. I only trust when I can actually see the car start changing direction 
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