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I find it absolutely wild that he did it in just his grundies.

by drcongo 2y ago

bsimpson 2y ago
I'm trying to imagine how he slowed down. Just keeping his legs clear of that 150 MPH tire is its own feat.
- pmdulaney 2y ago
  Not to be a kinematics nerd, but the top of that tire was going 300 mph
  - rjp0008 2y ago
    Not in relation to his body which is the concerning interaction. Though contact with a 150mph tire would have had similar if not the exact same consequences as a 300 mph tire.
    - drcongo 2y ago
      I love that a throwaway comment about a man in his underwear got as nerdy as this.
    - pmdulaney 2y ago
      Yes, you're correct. The man is travelling 150 mph and the top of the tire 300 mph, so the delta is only 150 mph.
  - HPsquared 2y ago
    Relative to the (local) surface of the Earth, at least.
- pandemic_region 2y ago
  Aren't the break handles on the steering bar much like a bicycle? Never owned or rode a motorbike so I would not know.
  - joshmlewis 2y ago
    Typically the left lever is the clutch, right lever is the front break, and your right foot has a lever for the rear break. Not sure what the setup was for the record breaking motorcycle though.
    - loloquwowndueo 2y ago
      *brake :)
    - mikestew 2y ago
      Note that the bike pictured does not have a front brake. So I’m guessing he went back to his starting position at some point to hit the brake pedal. He first probably just rolled off the throttle until the bike got to a much slower speed. “Probably” meaning, it’s what I would have done, having already decided that riding a motorcycle at 150mph in my underwear is a good idea.
  - loloquwowndueo 2y ago
    No. Usually one of the brakes (I forget which) is actuated with a pedal, and one of the handle levers (what would be brakes on a bicycle) controls the clutch. https://www.rideto.com/blog/motorcycle-controls/ https://www.rideto.com/blog/motorcycle-controls/
RegW 2y ago
Imagine the gravel rash if all goes pear shaped.
- zikduruqe 2y ago
  It's typically called "meat crayon". No need to look it up... it is like when a crayon is dragged across a piece of paper, and leaves behind a line of like color.
- hnlmorg 2y ago
  At 150MPH, I doubt he’d be alive long enough to care about the gravel rash
- rqtwteye 2y ago
  It would illustrate the phrase "rubbing salt into someone's wounds" nicely
- whartung 2y ago
  “If hitting water at 150mph feels like concrete, what does concrete feel like?” — road racing saying.

I find it absolutely wild that he did it in just his grundies.

bsimpson 2y ago

I'm trying to imagine how he slowed down. Just keeping his legs clear of that 150 MPH tire is its own feat.

pmdulaney 2y ago
Not to be a kinematics nerd, but the top of that tire was going 300 mph
- rjp0008 2y ago
  Not in relation to his body which is the concerning interaction. Though contact with a 150mph tire would have had similar if not the exact same consequences as a 300 mph tire.
  - drcongo 2y ago
    I love that a throwaway comment about a man in his underwear got as nerdy as this.
  - pmdulaney 2y ago
    Yes, you're correct. The man is travelling 150 mph and the top of the tire 300 mph, so the delta is only 150 mph.
- HPsquared 2y ago
  Relative to the (local) surface of the Earth, at least.
pandemic_region 2y ago
Aren't the break handles on the steering bar much like a bicycle? Never owned or rode a motorbike so I would not know.
- joshmlewis 2y ago
  Typically the left lever is the clutch, right lever is the front break, and your right foot has a lever for the rear break. Not sure what the setup was for the record breaking motorcycle though.
  - loloquwowndueo 2y ago
    *brake :)
  - mikestew 2y ago
    Note that the bike pictured does not have a front brake. So I’m guessing he went back to his starting position at some point to hit the brake pedal. He first probably just rolled off the throttle until the bike got to a much slower speed. “Probably” meaning, it’s what I would have done, having already decided that riding a motorcycle at 150mph in my underwear is a good idea.
- loloquwowndueo 2y ago
  No. Usually one of the brakes (I forget which) is actuated with a pedal, and one of the handle levers (what would be brakes on a bicycle) controls the clutch. https://www.rideto.com/blog/motorcycle-controls/ https://www.rideto.com/blog/motorcycle-controls/

RegW 2y ago

Imagine the gravel rash if all goes pear shaped.

zikduruqe 2y ago
It's typically called "meat crayon". No need to look it up... it is like when a crayon is dragged across a piece of paper, and leaves behind a line of like color.
hnlmorg 2y ago
At 150MPH, I doubt he’d be alive long enough to care about the gravel rash
rqtwteye 2y ago
It would illustrate the phrase "rubbing salt into someone's wounds" nicely
whartung 2y ago
“If hitting water at 150mph feels like concrete, what does concrete feel like?” — road racing saying.