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Title: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: CirclesCenter on July 07, 2006, 09:25:04 PM
http://www.vinland.com/Towboat.html

Holy crap that's so freaking weird..........

It would be like losing your tires, going off the edge, bike and all upside down and then landing safe and sound, rubber side down on a road below..... WTF.
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: scratch on July 07, 2006, 11:04:08 PM
That is awesome!
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: ajgs500 on July 07, 2006, 11:18:37 PM
So what I want to know is why that thinger on the top of the bridge switched from the right to the left.  :dunno_white: :dunno_white:
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: weaselnoze on July 08, 2006, 12:09:16 AM
perspective? maybe its really in the middle..
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: ajgs500 on July 08, 2006, 12:12:02 AM
Structurally I dont think it could be.... it really doesnt look like it could be in the middle.
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Post by: GeeP on July 08, 2006, 12:18:23 AM
I bet the guys below had one hell of a ride!   :o
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Post by: Caffeine on July 08, 2006, 03:02:32 AM
Meh.  Happens all the time!   :)

Do not attempt it on a GS.
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Post by: Yankee Punker on July 08, 2006, 03:04:03 AM
  Wow, just when you think you've seen it all !! :cheers:
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Post by: annguyen1981 on July 08, 2006, 05:09:06 AM
That's great!
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: che mike on July 08, 2006, 07:12:34 AM
Quote from: ajgs500 on July 07, 2006, 11:18:37 PM
So what I want to know is why that thinger on the top of the bridge switched from the right to the left.  :dunno_white: :dunno_white:

if you're skeptical, notice that in the 3rd picture the sign above the roadway says 'vertical' ... in the 10th picture you can see it still says 'vertical' even with the boat on the opposite side.

plus, in the 9th picture, the boat is surfacing on the other side while listing towards the bridge; how would it do that on the upstream side?
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Post by: rangerbrown on July 08, 2006, 07:58:07 AM
tugs are bottom heavy for a reason, still cool it didn't f%$k up the deck more than it did.
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: ajgs500 on July 08, 2006, 11:37:58 AM
These are just to illustrate my question.

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/catchaj19/towboat03edit.jpg)


(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/catchaj19/towboat09edit.jpg)
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: Egaeus on July 08, 2006, 02:15:29 PM
Parallax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax)
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: CirclesCenter on July 08, 2006, 04:45:32 PM
Yeah i concur with Egaeus.

That thing is really just as wide as the bridge but is towards the middle of the bridge. Hence the distance and change in perspective cause it to "move"
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Post by: banner on July 08, 2006, 06:36:36 PM
I've always wanted to do something like that on a bike. Like do a 360 sideways while moving 80 mph and then land safe side up  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: weaselnoze on July 08, 2006, 07:37:38 PM
Quote from: Egaeus on July 08, 2006, 02:15:29 PM
Parallax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax)

Quote from: weaselnoze on July 08, 2006, 12:09:16 AM
perspective? maybe its really in the middle..

:flipoff: :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: This is about as amazing as, something really amazing...
Post by: Kerry on July 08, 2006, 10:37:50 PM
Clues from the background:

In the first pic, notice the pattern of light coming through the trees, and the small cloud just above it.

The same light pattern (and cloud) show up in the middle of the second pic.