Posts: 8492
From: Oakfield, WI, USA
Registered: MAR 2002

posted 03-26-2002 06:24 PM         

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Darwin Awards given... (for the brain dead)...And the winner . . .The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile
of
> > > smoldering metal embedded
> > > into the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a
curve.
>The
> > > wreckage resembled
> > > the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car
was
> > > unidentifiable at the scene. The lab finally figured out what it
was
>and
> > > what had happened. It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold
of a
>JATO
> > > unit (Jet Assisted Take Off - actually a solid fuel rocket) that
is
>used
> > to
> > > give heavy military transport planes an extra "push" for taking
off
>from
> > > short airfields . He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the
desert
>and
> > > found a long and straight stretch of road. Then he attached the
JATO
>unit
> > to
> > > his car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO! The
>facts
>as
> > > best as could be determined are that the operator of the 1967
Impala
>hit
> > the
> > > JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the
crash
> > site.
> > > This was established by the prominent scorched and melted
asphalt at
> > that
> > > location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached
maximum
> > thrust
> > > within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in
excess of
>350
> > > mph and continuing at full power for an additional 20-25 seconds.
The
> > > driver, and soon to be pilot, most likely would have experienced
>G-forces
> > > usually reserved for dog fighting F-14 jocks under full
afterburners,
> > > causing him to become insignificant for the remainder of the
event.
> > However,
> > > the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5
miles
>(15-20
> > > seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the
brakes,
> > blowing
> > > the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface,
then
> > becoming
> > > airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face
at a
> > > height of 125 feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the
rock.
> > Most
> > > of the driver's remains were not recoverable; however, small
fragments
>of
> > > bone, teeth and hair were extracted from the crater and
fingernail and
> > > boneshards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a
>portion
>of
> > > the steering wheel. Epilogue: It has been calculated that this
moron
> > nearly
> > > reached Mach I, attaining a ground speed of approximately 420
mph.
>

Wonder who markets this? CJ? Did you get your 10%??

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Posts: 153
From: Chandler, Arizona
Registered: JUL 2001

posted 04-07-2002 03:18 AM         

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GenoTex....... not to worry!!!!! they cloned the remains........... ALLEYCAT (aka SASQUATCH ) LIVES!!!!! REALLY..... I saw him at the Ahwatukee car show with Leetha tonite!!!!! ( do ya suppose she was cloned too???????)'THEY'RE STILL PROWLIN.!!!!!!!! ..MADMAX

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