nice ride

[Gnomey]

Good stuff pbfoot, link too bookmarked it and had a browse and found this photo which I liked:

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Good pics, all of them.

 

[pbfoot]

This video shows a unsuccessful suicide car bomber in Baghdad the first detonation was incomplete and you can see the live suicide guy being helped on his way by by an "explosive disruptor tool"

 

[pbfoot]

ever wonder how good the concrete barriers you see are
truck is 65000lbs
speed 50mph or 80kph
kinetic energy 5.5 million ft lbs
stopping distance 24inches or .65metres

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I know several people whos lives were saved by those barriers.

 

[Gnomey]

I wouldn't bet on that truck driver surviving though (if there was one) but rarely are you going to hit the barrier head on like that at 50mph.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Unless you are a suicide bomber.

 

[pbfoot]

check this flying model f14 out most impressive the most realistic flying model jet I've seen

 

[MichaelHenley]

I know that there were some test done on concrete barriers by scientists here in australia, and they are really dangerous, they line our highways/dual carriageways if there isnt a gap of about 10 metres. anyhoo, a car doing 120 km/h can hit a wall at a 20 degree angle or such, and it will go literally, flying! Its because concrete can't absorb the energy as well as other barriers. for example, you can have plastic barriers filled with water or metal railings that will actually stop the car, instead of bouncing all the energy back...

 

[cheddar cheese]

In Sweden I think it is, they have high tension energy absorbing wire thats supposed to be really effective.

 

[MichaelHenley]

We have that in a couple of highways here too.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah they have a lot of that on the A30 too.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

No theres none on the A30...just shitty armco....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

there's cable on some stretches.......

 

[cheddar cheese]

Never seen it....

 

[pbfoot]

pilots having a little fun in their tomcats some funny stuff

 

[FLYBOYJ]

GREAT!!!

 

[Gnomey]

Great stuff!

 

[pbfoot]

here are some guys that have perfected lo flying leaving little room for error if they drop much further they'll be picking a/c shrapnel

 

[Gnomey]

Cool pics pbfoot, not much room for error there as you say.