Two Questions
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Two Questions
1. Is it possible for KITT to be in "Auto Cruise" and "SPM" simultaneously? As far as I know, this never happened during the series, as Michael was always driving KITT when he was in SPM.
2. What was KITT's maximum speed when traveling in SPM?
2. What was KITT's maximum speed when traveling in SPM?
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1. No doubt it's possible, say michael got injured again and kitt had to take over the controls, even in SPM, I think he could do this.
2. it was only seen going to 300 mph but i think it could go a lot more.
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2. it was only seen going to 300 mph but i think it could go a lot more.
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I remember KITT reaching speeds of more than three hundred miles per hour, but I don't know if he reached his maxiumum speed. You'd think it would be listed somewhere.themarvelous3 wrote:you would think as a safety matter KITT would have been programmed to automatically take over in SPM
did we ever see a top speed? every time i remember the speedometer it was always going up!
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I remember asking KITT what his top speed was when he used to be on display at Universal Studios Hollywood and he said 356.4 mph! Damn fast if you ask me!
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I actually have a video clip of KITT at Universal from a home video that my dad shot when we were there one time and I'd love to share it on the web but I'm not sure if I have the web space to host it (if memory serves, it's about 8MB in size but could be much smaller probably if I had MPEG-2 or other higher-quality compression capabilities). I'll see if I can upload it to my web space but no proomises. Maybe someone else could host the file for me?
As for what KITT said and what I asked, I honestly don't remember because I was 7 years old the first time I sat inside KITT and 13 the second time. I do remember asking if David Hasselhoff ever came by to visit KITt and he said he had been by a few times. Unfortunately, it wasn't the same voice as on the show, it was a guy who sounded pretty much nothing like KITT and that was a bit of a disappointment but still didn't dampen things too much seeing as how I got to sit inside KITT and talk to him and that was good enough for me! I think I also have some pictures scanned in that I could post of KITT at Universal that I may be able to post also.
As for what KITT said and what I asked, I honestly don't remember because I was 7 years old the first time I sat inside KITT and 13 the second time. I do remember asking if David Hasselhoff ever came by to visit KITt and he said he had been by a few times. Unfortunately, it wasn't the same voice as on the show, it was a guy who sounded pretty much nothing like KITT and that was a bit of a disappointment but still didn't dampen things too much seeing as how I got to sit inside KITT and talk to him and that was good enough for me! I think I also have some pictures scanned in that I could post of KITT at Universal that I may be able to post also.
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Cool that you got some video KFCreator. What format is it in? I have video editing and enconding/compression on my system (I built my own system sepecifically for video and multimedia so it's a powerhouse )
As for web space, my hosting company is giving me "unlimited" space and bandwidth. They are nice folks and all, but I don't think they'd like 200+ hits on an 8MB file in a month or anything like that. I think Sith's offer would be best.
However, if you PM me, and Sith has it on his site and you let me know, I can probably download it and see if I can compress it more and still keep good enough quality. Can't promise I can do much for the file size but I can try.
As for web space, my hosting company is giving me "unlimited" space and bandwidth. They are nice folks and all, but I don't think they'd like 200+ hits on an 8MB file in a month or anything like that. I think Sith's offer would be best.
However, if you PM me, and Sith has it on his site and you let me know, I can probably download it and see if I can compress it more and still keep good enough quality. Can't promise I can do much for the file size but I can try.
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Here's the link to the file! Thanks for the offer Sith, but I got it finally!
http://members.aol.com/Adamki2000/kittuniversal.mov (8MB QuickTime movie)
P.S. Sorry for the long load time, not sure why that's happening but I apologize! Also I should note that the boy in the car is not me, just for those who are wondering!
http://members.aol.com/Adamki2000/kittuniversal.mov (8MB QuickTime movie)
P.S. Sorry for the long load time, not sure why that's happening but I apologize! Also I should note that the boy in the car is not me, just for those who are wondering!
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I'm trying to download it. Since it's hosted on AOL, it could be the reason why it's slow (and you might have visitors locked out of your web site if the bandwidth, ie. number of people downloading the file, increases). I don't know if I can convert .mov files though. I can usually do .wmv and Windows Media files. I'll see what I can come up with, but can't promise...
Still will be nice to see the video. Thanks for posting it.
Still will be nice to see the video. Thanks for posting it.
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Yeah, I'm aware that bandwidth may be an issue if a lot of people try to watch the video. If anyone wants to download the movie from the page I'm hosting it on now and then re-post it on their site, I'll be more than happy to grant permission.
Windows Users: If you don't have QuickTime software installed (or it's out of date), go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download and download the latest version. That way you don't have to worry about not being able to view this and other QuickTime media files on the web.
Windows Users: If you don't have QuickTime software installed (or it's out of date), go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download and download the latest version. That way you don't have to worry about not being able to view this and other QuickTime media files on the web.
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My guess is that there's a speakerphone inside and outside of the car. When you're sitting in the driver's seat, it sounds like it's at about the right volume for KITT's voice so that's the only thing I can think of.
To keep this thread on topic, I would assume that KITT can be in Auto mode while SPM was engaged. In Scent of Roses when Michael is shot, wasn't KITT left in SPM mode? He had to drive himself after that so one can only assume that he has control over Auto Cruise and SPM at the same time if that was true. Unless he "buttoned up" before going into Auto Mode...hmmmm
To keep this thread on topic, I would assume that KITT can be in Auto mode while SPM was engaged. In Scent of Roses when Michael is shot, wasn't KITT left in SPM mode? He had to drive himself after that so one can only assume that he has control over Auto Cruise and SPM at the same time if that was true. Unless he "buttoned up" before going into Auto Mode...hmmmm
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That is a cool video but the scanner sounds like it needs charging up
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KITT actually shut down SPM as Michael was getting out of the car, just before he was shot. During the episode video preview trailer, there's a shot of Durante ordering his men to finish Michael off, and KITT is seen cutting in front of Michael's body in order to take the bullets. He was in his normal configuration when he did this.KFCreator wrote:My guess is that there's a speakerphone inside and outside of the car. When you're sitting in the driver's seat, it sounds like it's at about the right volume for KITT's voice so that's the only thing I can think of.
To keep this thread on topic, I would assume that KITT can be in Auto mode while SPM was engaged. In Scent of Roses when Michael is shot, wasn't KITT left in SPM mode? He had to drive himself after that so one can only assume that he has control over Auto Cruise and SPM at the same time if that was true. Unless he "buttoned up" before going into Auto Mode...hmmmm