Comment on You wouldn’t download Hot Wheels in real life

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• snooggums@piefed.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Apparently they did!

  https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-jun-30-la-sp-sn-hot-wheels-dare-world-record-20120630-story.html

  The pair drove approximately 52 mph on the track before hitting the loop and experiencing seven Gs of force while going through the loop – at a height of six stories.

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  • Gork@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A lot of us can drive at 52 mph (83.68 km/h in non-Freedom units), so why isn’t our infrastructure designed with loops in mind?

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    • Blackout@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I'd vote for you

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    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not looking to pull 7 Gs anytime soon. That’s more than going to space.

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    • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      People have trouble with straight tunnels.

      I would love to see a box van take a loop de loop with a full load of tools.

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  • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So the mass of these guy’s balls kept them on the ramp due to centrifugal forces?

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    • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A lot of credit goes to the cars and the engineers…

      Wkrese1I3YgppHQ.webp

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      • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m sure the engineers had a tough time calculating the saftey factor with those gavity altering cahones in the mix.

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