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What If?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:10 pm
by growup
What if Kitt was placed on it's roof. Would he be able to right himself without any help?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:22 pm
by Knight of Sweden
maybe he would use Auto roof left and auto roof right because they open UP like _ .. then use his doors.. and maybe Turbo boost.. because he
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needs to be on his weels i think..
like when in Out of the woods.. when he stands still and turbo boosts.. ;)

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:35 pm
by growup
We know in reality that the tops open out but, in the show I can't recall ever seeing the tops actually open. They were either there or not. I still think that KITT when on his roof would be much like a turtle, basically trapped

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:02 pm
by March2875
James Bond flipped his car back over using the mechanical roof parts in the last Bond film.

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:14 pm
by neps
The tops have opened in the show, usually when the ejection set was used. Sometimes it raised vertically, others it retracted.

I'm sure if it ever happened, the crafty writers would have created a feature on KITT that we never knew he had that allowed him to return upright.

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:33 pm
by KnightGoddess
88888 yea a little spings tha will come out a nd go BOING

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:21 pm
by SwEeTiNsAnItY
lol! Great question. The image of KITT on his roof revvin' his engine and trying to use each of his funtions to turn himself right-side-up again sent me into a fit of giggles... but I agree, either they would've never put KITT in a situation like that or would've come up with something we never thought KITT had...

In a comic I found on the web makin' fun of KR, KITT tripped over a pothole and landed on his roof lol but he had a button labeled "flap-jack" that magically flipped him back over lol.

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:04 pm
by Michael Pajaro
I forgot about the "flap-jack" button! Good one, SI.

http://www.teamknightrider.com/culture/ ... cked4.html

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:53 pm
by jup
There just isn't a whole lot KITT could do...that we have seen.

It may be possible that wherever that parachute came out at could also contain some micro-explosive powerful enough to flip KITT. But, I highly doubt that.

It may also be possible that use of the wenches could eventually drag KITT somewhere where flipping becomes a possibility.

I could even see the writers bending the laws of physics by making KITT's turbine system go into reverse and sucking in so much air that he 'magically' floats. :lol:

But, I do think the most likely possibilities come down to two...

1) KITT (without occupent inside) pressurizes the cab into an incredibly high amount of PSI, suddenly bursting it through a quickly opened T-Top. (The novel spoke of how quickly KITT's windows could open and close. (Something not possible to do in the show, itself.) Which makes more sense when Tanya fires on Michael, only to hit herself. Because the window was open when she started to squeeze the trigger. But, it fully closed as the bullet started to explode.)

2) KITT calls the semi for help and remains in that position.

I really think that if KITT just tried to TB, we'd only see a prime example of a break dancing car. :D

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:25 pm
by Knight Industries 3000
Maybe KITT can pop his own hood quickly enough and with enough force to toss him back right-side-up.

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:19 am
by Knight of Sweden
yeah thats a thought :)

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:36 pm
by kido
What about ski mode?

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:59 pm
by Knight8815
remember in the episode "Out of the Woods"? KITT used "hydrolic lift"...how many times have we seen that on other episodes?

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:04 am
by Knight of Sweden
yeah but that will only move his wheels.. would it =)

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:27 am
by Jake
Interesting question! In "Goliath" K.I.T.T was placed on it´s side and in that case it was possible to recover using turbo boost (if I recall correctly). In this "on the roof"-case I don´t think recovering would be that easy. Of course, if there would be Michael with K.I.T.T he might propably be able to turn K.I.T.T right way around if everything goes well. But if K.I.T.T is alone then the situation is bad - really bad!

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:55 pm
by Knight8815
Wouldn't Michael just call FLAG and have the semi pull KITT back over?

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:03 am
by Jake
Knight8815 wrote:Wouldn't Michael just call FLAG and have the semi pull KITT back over?
Very good point, Knight8815! I didn´t think of that. Of course, sometimes in the episodes when K.I.T.T has been hit by something or been turned sideways etc. the phone doesn´t work. In that case Michael must deal the problem by himself.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 5:43 am
by Knight of Sweden
pretty funny that of all his systems its just the phone that does not work :D

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:31 am
by Christine Silver
The wonders of modern technology... Besides, have you stop to think about how KITT will feel, when he would actually get stuck like this? I think he'd feel pretty miserable. The poor thing.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 7:51 am
by Knight of Sweden
yeah like in KITTNap and Junkyard Dog
when he gets trapped without being able to do anything