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kazoospec
kazoospec HalfDork
8/2/13 11:13 a.m.

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/08/02/sot-nr-semi-goes-airborne.cnn.html

In other news, Indiana's new slogan: "Indiana, makin' Michael Bay look like a Bob Costas since 2013".

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
8/2/13 11:22 a.m.

HEY YA'ALL WATCH THIS!

kazoospec
kazoospec HalfDork
8/2/13 11:31 a.m.

Also, someone should really turn this into a gif file.

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
8/2/13 11:36 a.m.

Thats actually pretty epic.....I wonder if the statement was "It was those damn kids with the ramp, they just put it there"

ansonivan
ansonivan Dork
8/2/13 11:43 a.m.

Two people in the truck, bet there was hanky-panky going on.

Matt B
Matt B SuperDork
8/2/13 11:58 a.m.

Well...uh...color me somewhat impressed.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
8/2/13 12:02 p.m.

$10 says the driver was asleep.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
8/2/13 12:05 p.m.
Swank Force One wrote: HEY YA'ALL WATCH THIS!

And hold my beer.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade UltraDork
8/2/13 12:26 p.m.

"I told you the accelerator was stuck!"

Epic.

mndsm
mndsm PowerDork
8/2/13 12:42 p.m.
Curmudgeon wrote:
Swank Force One wrote: HEY YA'ALL WATCH THIS!
And hold my beer.

You got your belt on? I wanna try somethin.

Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
8/2/13 1:47 p.m.

" Jus a good ole boys.....Never meanin no harm........"

mthomson22
mthomson22 SuperDork
8/2/13 2:14 p.m.

That's about 25 miles from my house!!! Glad I wasn't there in the Miata right then

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UberDork
8/2/13 2:16 p.m.

Here's the actual story:

http://greensburgdailynews.com/local/x738616629/Two-injured-in-fiery-I-74-semi-accident

Cliff's notes: Semi tries to avoid dipE36 M3, gets sucked off the road and up the embankment goes airborne. Him and his son taken to hospital for minor injuries.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade UltraDork
8/2/13 2:29 p.m.

I would say he should have just hit the other guy, but....

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
8/2/13 2:31 p.m.

Epic!

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UberDork
8/2/13 2:34 p.m.
DoctorBlade wrote: I would say he should have just hit the other guy, but....

It's easy to say that. I have thought myself it would have just been better to hit the moron and let it be their fault. But instinct kicks in and the whole idea of self-preservation and you just naturally do what you can to avoid an accident.

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
8/2/13 3:01 p.m.

I love how the final words of the story read like a sponsor's message

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UberDork
8/2/13 3:02 p.m.

More like a NASCAR post-race interview. Remember, it's Greensburg so they write the stories like their readers can understand.

nicksta43
nicksta43 SuperDork
8/2/13 10:02 p.m.

He cleared the entire berkeleying lane and almost cleared the Median. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand Mod Squad
8/2/13 10:26 p.m.

What was on the trailer, full propane tanks? That looked like a lot of fire on the backend. I glad the injuries were only minor.

fujioko
fujioko Reader
8/2/13 10:53 p.m.

Mega GTA insane stunt bonus points!

novaderrik
novaderrik UberDork
8/2/13 11:23 p.m.
nicksta43 wrote: He cleared the entire berkeleying lane and almost cleared the Median. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen

the back wheels of the truck itself cleared the median and landed about in the middle of the first lane on the other side- looks like a solid 75 feet or so of air... that's impressive.. the trailer didn't go as far because it was loaded with whatever made that spectacular fireball..

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
8/3/13 3:06 a.m.

I didn't know Nitro Circus was filming in Indiana......

ncjay
ncjay HalfDork
8/3/13 9:08 a.m.

So, the brakes don't work on your truck? To get that thing off the ground, he had to still be going full speed with foot on the throttle. Someone swerves into your lane and you just drive off the road without slowing down? Something doesn't add up. It appears the fireball starts when the cab comes down, the fuel tanks get destroyed, and a small fire starts, but doesn't get going until the truck is rolling down the other side.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/3/13 9:10 a.m.

Semee truck?

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