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Message started by Stimpy - FSO on 01/11/11 at 16:36:18

Title: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video)
Post by Stimpy - FSO on 01/11/11 at 16:36:18

This was shot a few days ago somewhere along
the Toowoomba River in Queensland, Australia.

Do not enjoy this video, learn from it;
moving water means business!

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7393/s6h.mp4

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia (amazing video)
Post by Stimpy - FSO on 01/11/11 at 16:45:47

Didn't noticed the 1st time when she says:

"he's taking the air out of his tires so it doesn't float away"

;D ;D ;D ;D

(while he was engaging the 4x4) ...priceless

* if you stick till end of video, you'll see the aftermath (about 5min total)

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by Serowbot on 01/11/11 at 22:57:53

For Sale: 08' Nissan, some dents, smells like fish, may need tune-up, new tires...
... will consider trade for a boat ...

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/12/11 at 00:18:03

dayum

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia (amazing video)
Post by mpescatori on 01/12/11 at 02:07:28

10372A2E333A430 wrote:

His reasoning is not completely wrong...
Let's say he's only 90% dumb... letting air out of the tires will increase rubber contact with the road - so he was led to think the car would grip the asphalt better and not be washed away.

On the other hand, the car's weights will not change, so more rubber on the road means less tire pressure per square inch - the car will wash away faster...

Last, letting air out of the tires will actually lower the car a little bit, so that the car will provide more resistance to the water earlier - and be washed away anyway... :-/

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/12/11 at 04:00:07

One of the engineers here at work has a daughter currently living/working in Perth, Au ... she spent X-mas/New Years in the north eastern part of the country where they've had a LOT of rain/flooding over the past little while and sez that the scale of the damage is unreal!

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by odmanout on 01/12/11 at 10:09:35

He let the air out of the tires for more traction- the bigger the footprint the more traction.

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by Yonuh Adisi FSO on 01/12/11 at 10:32:09

I don't think he was actually deflating the tires, I think he was really locking the hubs so he could use the four wheel drive.

Title: Re: What is happening in Australia, amazing (video
Post by Stimpy - FSO on 01/12/11 at 11:31:02

1224253E230A2F2238224B0 wrote:

I don't think he was actually deflating the tires, I think he was really locking the hubs so he could use the four wheel drive.

Exactly.