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NGTD Dork
8/20/13 2:35 p.m.

In reply to yamaha:

He even had the good sense to pull the 'chute while crashing!

MadScientistMatt UltraDork
8/20/13 3:28 p.m.

mndsm PowerDork
8/20/13 3:35 p.m.

slantvaliant wrote: Helmets, fire suits, seatbelts ... pffft. Barney Oldfield didn't need them.

He didn't even need a steering wheel!

yamaha PowerDork
8/20/13 3:45 p.m.

NGTD wrote: In reply to yamaha: He even had the good sense to pull the 'chute while crashing!

LoL, indeed he did. Our driver force got to meet him last year at Mecum......great guy.

4cylndrfury MegaDork
8/20/13 3:47 p.m.

hell, this guy didnt even need tires...

poopshovel MegaDork
8/20/13 4:27 p.m.

Best PBS special I've ever seen. "Bombing Hitler's Dams:"

http://video.pbs.org/video/2184994583/

Curmudgeon MegaDork
8/20/13 4:58 p.m.

In reply to poopshovel:

Yeah, the footage of the first test drop crash made me cringe. Those guys were brave.

Zomby Woof PowerDork
8/20/13 6:05 p.m.

Appleseed UltimaDork
8/20/13 7:59 p.m.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
8/20/13 8:05 p.m.

Aaron Burr says "signing their own death warrant" indeed!

Zomby Woof PowerDork
8/20/13 9:05 p.m.

BoostedBrandon Dork
8/20/13 9:09 p.m.

MadScientistMatt wrote:

Fuel altereds are the TITS! that crazy SOB always drove one handed! They're like top fuelers but without the added wheelbase. Psh, who needs stability!

Beer Baron UltimaDork
8/20/13 9:11 p.m.

novaderrik UberDork
8/20/13 10:56 p.m.

kb58 wrote: That's all fine to "do what they want" as long as they have medical care in some form. Don't wear a motorcycle helmet or seatbelts? Okay, but don't show up at a hospital being unable to pay the bills. Freedom comes with responsibility.

regardless of what they have been saying on tv and all over teh internets for the last few years, care does not equal insurance- they are different words with different definitions..

i go to the doctor for care, i use insurance to pay for it..

novaderrik UberDork
8/20/13 10:58 p.m.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Aaron Burr says "signing their own death warrant" indeed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_DsL1x1uY

novaderrik UberDork
8/20/13 11:04 p.m.

one must also mention this guy:

who qualified on the pole at a road course 2 weeks after this, with a broken sternum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXIW-CIqWs

Appleseed UltimaDork
8/21/13 12:17 a.m.

What ace fought in a world war with no legs?

Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
8/21/13 1:59 a.m.

These guys:

http://www.pbs.org/weta/americanvalor/stories/

Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
8/21/13 8:27 a.m.

Zomby Woof wrote:

I'm assuming this is the Wright Brothers. If you get a chance go visit their museum in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Well worth the time.

bravenrace UltimaDork
8/21/13 8:47 a.m.

novaderrik UberDork
8/22/13 3:08 a.m.

http://www.cracked.com/article_20581_5-survival-stories-almost-too-miraculous-to-be-real.html

Grtechguy UltimaDork
8/22/13 9:10 a.m.

Sky_Render wrote:
kb58 wrote: And to get back on topic... now *these* guys are *it*. This sure gets my stomach... just play the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrKX1X-Pcko
Mother of pearl. You could put a $1,000,000 stack of Benjamins up there, and I *could not get to it*.

see...I have no problem with heights over 50'. after that it is considered fatal and you probably won't feel yourself hit the ground. that being said, I've climbed 300 antenna towers in a previous job and loved it.