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In case you’re one of the few that hasn’t seen the latest viral “rock” video…
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| Aug 31, 2013
Posted on 09/02/2013 8:13:10 AM PDT by Kip Russell
I believe this near-catastrophe happened in Taiwan.
Watch as a dashcam captures the action
Now go back and pay special attention to the mountain peak at the top-center of the screen at about 2 seconds in. That’s some Wile E. Coyote stuff right there.
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: landslide
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To: Kip Russell
20 seconds in..NOT 2 seconds...
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:17:13 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(2014 Tea Party Trifecta! Retire Mitch, Lamar, and Lindsey)
To: Kip Russell
Definition:
Avalanche: a mountain getting its rocks off...
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:17:18 AM PDT
by
econjack
(I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
To: Kip Russell
The people in the white car should go buy some lottery tickets...
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:18:48 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(2014 Tea Party Trifecta! Retire Mitch, Lamar, and Lindsey)
To: ken5050
20 seconds in..NOT 2 seconds... Look again...the peak starts falling only a few seconds into the video.
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:19:50 AM PDT
by
Kip Russell
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
To: econjack
Avalanche ?
That's damned demolition right there !
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:19:51 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: MileHi
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:21:02 AM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Kip Russell
aha..mea culpa..I see it now..
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:23:24 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(2014 Tea Party Trifecta! Retire Mitch, Lamar, and Lindsey)
To: Kip Russell
I’m thinking this was staged. Somebody on top of the mountain pushed that rock off intentionally and the white car knew exactly when to swerve.
To: Kip Russell
Holy cow!
Wile E. Coyote is right. That is incredible.
To: ken5050
No. The boulder started from the top at about .02 sec. It took about 18 seconds to hit bottom.
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:28:41 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
To: Kip Russell
I’d guess it’s real... The only thing I’m not sure about is why the rock stopped rolling where it did. Seems like with that much momentum it would have kept going, over the car and across the road, at least. But in any case, WOW!!!
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:34:25 AM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: ken5050
>
The people in the white car should go buy some lottery tickets... ... and some new underwear.
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:38:50 AM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: SamAdams76
>
I’m thinking this was staged. Somebody on top of the mountain pushed that rock off intentionally and the white car knew exactly when to swerve. If so, that's some fancy and pointless staging -- who could predict that closely how a rock that size would fall and roll? If it's faked, the whole thing is CGI'ed. Why take chances with a real rock?
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:41:28 AM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: Kip Russell
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:43:01 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Squantos
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posted on
09/02/2013 8:54:11 AM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: Kip Russell
They’ll be paying extra to the car detailer after that.
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posted on
09/02/2013 9:08:49 AM PDT
by
bgill
(This reply was mined before it was posted.)
To: Kip Russell
Love the way the camera car starts the slow retreat after the rocks came down...”nope, ain’t messin’ with that...”
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posted on
09/02/2013 10:02:47 AM PDT
by
Moltke
(Sapere aude!)
To: Kip Russell
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posted on
09/02/2013 10:09:24 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: ken5050
Two seconds in you can see the rock detach from the hill.
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posted on
09/02/2013 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
Excellence
(All your database are belong to us.)
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