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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 1

Alvin Ramard (10/14/2010)
Good idea Jason. Where can I find a wife before Xmas? 😀

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Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 2

GilaMonster (10/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/14/2010)
That's quality entertainment
Yup.
Currently watching them test to see if a cup of soda can kill you through a windscreen if thrown while cars travelling at highway speed. Actually scary, cause I very nearly had that happen to me years back, with a can of soda, both cars in excess of 100km/h

Indeed MythBusters is the mix of fun and science 😎

btw not so long ago, I had a bird strike whilest riding my bike. It hit me on top of my helmet, right above the vizor. It was a blackbird that crossed my path. I was lucky that it didn't hit my during a curve, or I would for sure have ended up on the side. It was a hell of a noise and a shock to the neck for me (sencible for a couple of hours). The bird didn't make it.

For my helmet is was a spot of bird chalk.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 3

Alvin Ramard (10/14/2010)
For the Americans on here, 100 km/hr is just a touch more than 60 mph. 😀

Or for ex-Naval types, it's a tiny weeny itsy-bitsy tad under 54 knots. I guess that since 1969 this would work for flyers too. 😛

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HowardW One Orange Chip Points: 29109 More actions · Answer 4

ALZDBA (10/15/2010)
btw not so long ago, I had a bird strike whilest riding my bike. It hit me on top of my helmet, right above the vizor. It was a blackbird that crossed my path. I was lucky that it didn't hit my during a curve, or I would for sure have ended up on the side. It was a hell of a noise and a shock to the neck for me (sencible for a couple of hours). The bird didn't make it.
For my helmet is was a spot of bird chalk.

In fairness to the bird, it sounds like you struck it rather than the other way round!

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 5

WayneS (10/14/2010)
Jack Corbett (10/14/2010)
GilaMonster (10/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/14/2010)
That's quality entertainment
Yup.
Currently watching them test to see if a cup of soda can kill you through a windscreen if thrown while cars travelling at highway speed. Actually scary, cause I very nearly had that happen to me years back, with a can of soda, both cars in excess of 100km/h
Love MythBusters, but haven't seen that one. On a side note, I had a discussion with Andy Warren about trying to spice up the key note at the Summit by bring in someone like Adam from MythBusters or Jeremy Clarkson from TopGear.
Adam Savage talking about SQL? Now that ought to be pretty funny! "Don't try this at home... we're professionals!"

:-P:-P:-P

I can almost feel the heat being generated by the CPUs, and those sparks are like a lightning storm.

So at work will be fair game....

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 6

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george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (10/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/14/2010)
That's quality entertainment
Yup.
Currently watching them test to see if a cup of soda can kill you through a windscreen if thrown while cars travelling at highway speed. Actually scary, cause I very nearly had that happen to me years back, with a can of soda, both cars in excess of 100km/h

so I know whether to duck or not......can it?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

george sibbald (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/14/2010)
That's quality entertainment
Yup.
Currently watching them test to see if a cup of soda can kill you through a windscreen if thrown while cars travelling at highway speed. Actually scary, cause I very nearly had that happen to me years back, with a can of soda, both cars in excess of 100km/h
so I know whether to duck or not......can it?

No, but it will shatter your windscreen (hole right through and rest cracked into tiny pieces held together by the lamination) and likely lead to an accident as you will not be able to see a thing (windscreen shattered and covered with soda) and because there are pieces of glass and soda flying past you.

Oh, and that can of soda that was thrown at me...

Ricocheted off the driver's window (fortunately) leaving a nice crack.

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george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
george sibbald (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/14/2010)
That's quality entertainment
Yup.
Currently watching them test to see if a cup of soda can kill you through a windscreen if thrown while cars travelling at highway speed. Actually scary, cause I very nearly had that happen to me years back, with a can of soda, both cars in excess of 100km/h
so I know whether to duck or not......can it?
No, but it will shatter your windscreen (hole right through and rest cracked into tiny pieces held together by the lamination) and likely lead to an accident as you will not be able to see a thing (windscreen shattered and covered with soda) and because there are pieces of glass and soda flying past you.
Oh, and that can of soda that was thrown at me...
Ricocheted off the driver's window (fortunately) leaving a nice crack.

thanks. I'll file that under 'might come in handy one day'

we don't have mythbusters here but we do have a program called brainiac who do off the wall experiments, sounds similar. They have a penchant for blowing up caravans but that might be because richard hammond from top gear was on it.

As for the can of soda, I'll be more accurate next time. 🙂

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 10

george sibbald (10/15/2010)
As for the can of soda, I'll be more accurate next time. 🙂

That was you? Shame!

And here I thought it was the guy from the other forum getting revenge for being banned.

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george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 11

Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
george sibbald (10/15/2010)
As for the can of soda, I'll be more accurate next time. 🙂
That was you? Shame!
And here I thought it was the guy from the other forum getting revenge for being banned.

I can be hired for soda can throwing 'hits'

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 12

Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
george sibbald (10/15/2010)
As for the can of soda, I'll be more accurate next time. 🙂
That was you? Shame!
And here I thought it was the guy from the other forum getting revenge for being banned.

If it had happened late yesterday, I'd also be thinking about that certain author that I refuse to read. Not sure he appeciated being corrected.

😀

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
george sibbald (10/15/2010)
As for the can of soda, I'll be more accurate next time. 🙂
That was you? Shame!
And here I thought it was the guy from the other forum getting revenge for being banned.
If it had happened late yesterday, I'd also be thinking about that certain author that I refuse to read. Not sure he appeciated being corrected.
😀

It actually happened about 7 years ago. Not something that you forget.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736291 More actions · Answer 14

Who throws a can of soda out of a car? That's insane. Almost makes you want to hook up a camera and 10 min loop of video, recording what happens around your car.

I got hit by a boat about 20 years ago, while riding my bike. Guy was weaving a little and the side bumper on his boat (towed) hit my elbow while I was riding my bike alongside the road.

I tried to catch him, but couldn't. I didn't fall, but I was seeing red.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 15

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/15/2010)
Who throws a can of soda out of a car? That's insane.

A little brat sitting in the back seat and not being supervised by parents.

Gail Shaw
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