In reply to yamaha:
He even had the good sense to pull the 'chute while crashing!
In reply to yamaha:
He even had the good sense to pull the 'chute while crashing!
slantvaliant wrote: Helmets, fire suits, seatbelts ... pffft. Barney Oldfield didn't need them.
He didn't even need a steering wheel!
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.
hell, this guy didnt even need tires...
Best PBS special I've ever seen. "Bombing Hitler's Dams:"
http://video.pbs.org/video/2184994583/
In reply to poopshovel:
Yeah, the footage of the first test drop crash made me cringe. Those guys were brave.
Aaron Burr says "signing their own death warrant" indeed!
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!
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..
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Aaron Burr says "signing their own death warrant" indeed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_DsL1x1uY
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
What ace fought in a world war with no legs?
These guys:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/americanvalor/stories/
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.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20581_5-survival-stories-almost-too-miraculous-to-be-real.html
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-PckoMother 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.
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