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Title: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: 500rider on January 22, 2006, 07:12:55 PM
Somehow I came across this website.  It's about a girl who rides her Ninja to Chernobyl and to the power plant.  Interesting reading.  She also has some other adventures I have not read yet.

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: that_guy on January 22, 2006, 07:38:54 PM
I read this about a year or so ago.  It's Awesome..!!
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: annguyen1981 on January 22, 2006, 07:46:31 PM
I saw this a while back too.  I wish I could do something like this (without the green-glow after-effect)
:laugh:
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: Caffeine on January 23, 2006, 11:34:24 AM
I read this a couple of years ago.   There has been some speculation about whether she's legit, but IMO she is.   I highly recommend reading the whole thing! 

O0   <--- love this one!
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: Chris_B on January 23, 2006, 02:25:28 PM
In an issue of Cycle Canada they said she never actually rode the bike...good read though.
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: groff22 on January 23, 2006, 02:31:42 PM
Quote from: Chris_B on January 23, 2006, 02:25:28 PM
In an issue of Cycle Canada they said she never actually rode the bike...good read though.

LOL I have that same issue. Does alot towards credibility huh? :D
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: Daniely on January 24, 2006, 01:05:08 AM
I have read alot on weather or not its a fake story. Either way, its a great read, real or not. Imagination loves it :).
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: Chris861 on January 24, 2006, 11:27:55 AM
You guys see where she says Chernobyl is another name for wormwood and lists these verses from Revelations??

REV 8:10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

REV 8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Thats Freaky
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: werase643 on January 24, 2006, 07:18:07 PM
old newz
it read a bit differently a few yrs ago.....

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=7994.0

http://www.uer.ca/forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=8951

http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/2004/05/fraud-exposed-and-true-thing.asp

Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: jake42 on January 25, 2006, 07:14:40 PM
What a shame it's not true.. I remember the first time I saw it. I was completely engrossed and read through the whole thing. The whole story sort of reminded me of an old computer game called Fallout.

Jake
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: 500rider on January 26, 2006, 07:09:06 PM
Quote from: jake42 on January 25, 2006, 07:14:40 PM
What a shame it's not true.. I remember the first time I saw it. I was completely engrossed and read through the whole thing. The whole story sort of reminded me of an old computer game called Fallout.

Jake


Just after I posted this, I did a search on the writer Elena and found all the comments on the web about it being fake.  Apparantly at one time in 2004 the website was getting more hits than any other website.  Maybe that's a lie too I don't know.  I didn't post back right away that it may be fake because I thought maybe some people would still find it interesting to read.  I still think it's an interesting take on the Chernobyl accident.

Lest we forget ....
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: jake42 on January 26, 2006, 07:18:40 PM
Agreed. It's still amazing that there's an entire city just standing there completely empty.

The one link that Werase posted about the the guy from Australia who took the actual tour was a pretty interesting read as well.

jake
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: RVertigo on April 25, 2006, 04:24:11 PM
My friend just sent me this...  Thought I'd bump it for anyone that missed it.
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: bubba zanetti on April 25, 2006, 04:38:01 PM
Today (26th April) is the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl going pop.
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: jake42 on April 25, 2006, 06:28:38 PM
last month's national geographic had a big story with lots of pics on chernobyl in honor of this month's 20th anniversary. There were alot of pictures in that story that struck an eery similarity to the ones on the kidofspeed website.  Too bad it's not true, I remember being mesemerized the first time i read that site.

Jake
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: Simba on April 25, 2006, 06:59:18 PM
This story is great and is definatly worth a read.

But it is unfortunatly fake
http://www.uer.ca/forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=8951

Never the less still worth the read.
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: weaselnoze on April 26, 2006, 07:21:16 AM
i just watched a long special on chrenobyl last nite on nightline i believe
Title: Re: Ride through Chernobyl
Post by: sledge on April 26, 2006, 07:54:45 AM
I first read it about a year ago but there are mixed opinions on its authenticity. Funnily enough I am at this exact moment watching some of the memorial service on TV news. It was 20years ago today when the lid blew off.