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Post by CJaguar442 » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:22 pm

thanks for the download

know i have more proof to shove at tv.coms face!!!
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Post by lordvader » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:47 pm

Mythbusters, one of my favorite shows with a myth from one of my other favorite shows. Talk about a great combination.

It was kind of a pointless myth, if a myth at all, but was still cool all the same. Simple physics explain away any possibility of a myth.
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:49 pm

I wonder what happened to the Camaro after filming? I'd love to buy it.
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Post by knightsangel » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:52 pm

:) :) Hi KR Fans,

:roll: :roll: Cool, segment on the Knight Rider myth of Kitt entering the semi at a certain speed. :wink: You know guys and gals I never really thought about the science part of the whole stunt when you're young. :roll: :roll: :roll: Interesting... I took Chemistry in high school so, I wouldn't know about the Physics part of the stunt anyway.

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Post by cloudkitt » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:44 am

Yeah, that was pretty cool. I know it is simple physics, but when I was little I always asked my parents why KITT didn't fly through the semi when he hit the ramp. And lo and behold, the mythbusters asked the same thing, haha.

I even liked their test with miniatures.
Michael: "KITT! Where are ya?!"
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:57 am

I wished they'd explain backing out of a moving semi. Although they did it, I wanted an explanation. There was a breif explanation on the season 1 dvd set but it didnt answer my question.

Do you have to let it roll out in Neutral then when all 4 wheels are on the ground then you drop it into drive?
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Post by cloudkitt » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:28 pm

I would imagine you put it in drive when the back wheels hit the ground and start spinning the engine up to the speed the wheels are going. Unless you're doing a 180.
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Post by Knight2000 » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:23 pm

Thanks for the link! An excellent clip.
lordvader wrote: It was kind of a pointless myth, if a myth at all, but was still cool all the same. Simple physics explain away any possibility of a myth.
Yeah I thought that. Why didn't they just look (and show) clips from the series - it would have shown everything.

Maybe it was an excuse to do an easy MB? Or better, an excuse to show KR! 8)
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