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A man launched from a moving truck in the opposite direction - at the same speed the truck was traveling. (mstdn.social)
submitted 2 days ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world
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This experiment spectacularly showed how relative speed works.

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 103 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Mythbusters did a version of this with a watermelon, or a ball.

Their version was entertaining, but this is a lot more dramatic.

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 63 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jamie wanted to do it this way, with himself being the projectile, but they wouldn’t let him

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hynie man always was a mad scientist type of guy

[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You say that like Savage isn't, they were both chosen as hosts specifically because of that.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh Savage Adam is also a mad scientist, but he's the type of mad scientist who ends up just being a goofball. Think doofenshmirtz

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago

They wanted to launch Tory out the back, but it was deemed too dangerous. Clip of the soccer ball.

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The full video (linked in another comment) references the myth busters video in the first 20 seconds.