Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
General Discussion => Campfire Talk => Topic started by: Blltrdr on September 01, 2009, 04:14:49 am
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Awesome stunt :o: http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/spectacular-wat.php
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How many tries did it take to get the placement for the water tank correct? That's crazy wild. Will.
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I figure they had to use a dummy till they got the calculations correct. Still no room for error though!
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:o Gotta be animated..... just gotta...
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Baptism by fire?
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Seems to be a viral marketing video for Microsoft Office in Germany. Here's another one of the series, featuring the actor talking about his dream and the preparations for the "experiment":
http://www.okifilms.com/microsoft-project-viral-teil/
He even brings Einstein into his calculations!
Jeff
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I believe it is computer generated.. I don't believe that little tub of water would provide an adequate cushion. It would be like hitting a brick wall. We should be able to calculate the approximate velocity and vertical distance if we assume the numb-skull is 6 ft tall. I will work on this calculation and get back to you all.
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Let me save you some mathamatizing Mr Hill;
check out http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/megawoosh.asp
for the skinny on this.
- Mike
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We should be able to calculate the approximate velocity and vertical distance if we assume the numb-skull is 6 ft tall. I will work on this calculation and get back to you all.
Don't forget to account for length contraction, mass increase, and space-time lag from the high velocity. NASA has to adjust the clocks on fast-moving satellites in order to compensate for these.
Jeff
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Very good detective work, Br. Mike!