Ulu Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Japanese engineers attempt to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Our Japanese brethren have way too much time on their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 this is time lost that revealed nothing of significance except to say the last tire tested was recorded in length AFTER losing MOMENTUM crashing through the ramp tip-up upstead of shooting off it like intended and as other tires. Only thing of interest here is SIZE matters....facts do not. I would for matter of fairness like to see the ramp beefed up to handle the mass rather than be destroyed by it. As stated.....too much time wasted here and too many white gloves and white smocks dirtied up for nothing really scientific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Scientific? Plymouthy, please just let them have their joke. This was the Japanese engineers attempting a joke. I wouldn’t be surprised if they planned the ramp to collapse so that they wouldn’t launch that huge tire into the next town. OK, to be fair, I have no idea what the translation is of the Japanese, and it may not be anything to do with “which tire goes farthest”. I just made that title up after watching the video. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) well, you got me...I looked at the whole thing as stupid and waste of time as no data was really gathered....I took it as you posted this you were up to the very gist of the film.....your CREDS just sunk to an all time low......lol Edited January 17, 2022 by Plymouthy Adams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Seemed to me to be a totally humorous send up of typical Olympic sports coverage. I am sure that the people who put this together did it for fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 I just got a huge kick out of the fact that while you couldn’t understand the Japanese narration, you could clearly tell how excited the announcer was to say the words “sports car tire!” Clearly, and in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 You could hear them laughing at times. Only the weight, air resistance as it was flying, and rolling resistance would make any difference. Was funny, kind of like Mr Bean stuff ( but clean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 I admit I viewed the film strip without speakers and or headphones....bean is crazy.....this is a fav of mine.... Mr. Bean Live Performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Bing video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 I remember Mr Bean at the Olympics, and the parachuting Queen. Best fun ever at the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Any of you seen the car cliff jumping in Alaska? Many videos on YouTube this is just one example Edited January 20, 2022 by Young Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneto-55 Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 OK, I'm brain dead now, too. Anyway, reminds me of a story a builder I met down in Texas told me. He was from California, and was building a house up in the mountains. Had a flat on a back-hoe or some other large equipment, and after having some one come out & change it, he & the guy with him, looked at each other, and the same *evil* idea popped into both of their addled brains. They decided to roll it down the mountain side. There were lots of trees on the way down, and they figured it wouldn't get terribly far. Wrong! It bounced off to this side or the other (hitting rocks, probably), and missed ALL of the trees. At the bottom of the mountain was a 4 lane highway. Traffic. The tire went right on through, and missed all of the vehicles going past. Needless to say they were very relieved, and never tried that again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Ed, I recall an ad Chrysler did of a Sebring and I am thinking 72 year....but what it is they are on a pier with a cover over brand X car and the Sebring....they push brand X in the water and states it sinks like a rock. (you know the rock commercial) They push the Sebring into the water and quickly remark that it also sinks like a rock but that is not what they want to point out here. today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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