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F-150 Spun Like A Record In A Centrifuge For Ford Pre-Super Bowl Commercial

Here's the Ford F-150 pre-Super Bowl commercial featuring everyone's favorite dirty job do-er, Mike Rowe overlooking a centrifuge spinning the big Ford pickup around by the tow hooks. And yes, it appears they really did do it — no special effects here boys. While not a "real" Super Bowl commercial as it aired a mere minute before kick off, still it's impressive enough for us to show off here. Remember to check out the rest of our automotive Super Bowl commercial coverage for more fun and check out the F-150 "Behind The Scenes" site for how they did it. [Behind The Scenes]

7:40 PM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Ray Wert
5,454 views, 36 comments

Latest by Beluga: Ok, so that gives me a rough idea more-or-less of the static strength of the tow-hooks. I propose a deeper investigation to test the dynamic shock strength of the hooks. So tie it to a post and throw it off spider more »