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    Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    That's cold, man.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Now it's a Ford Expire.


    /sorry

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    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    I bet there would be a lot less complaints if this was how the federal car buyback program was to work: Hand over your car, get a big check, watch from the bunker as it's reduced to corn flake sized chips.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    I was just linked to this on YouTube, and was gonna show it off in the CSRSL. Well, never mind then! Nice. Suddenly, the little Kia just... goes away.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    These guys have more fun than law should allow. Except there should never, ever be a law passed preventing them from having this much fun.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Finally they used a car that not single person cares about. No rust free Fiat X1/9 destruction, no vintage Japanese iron destruction. Even Jalopnik doesn't have a Ford Aspire Fanatic. Mythbusters needs a new rule, only destroy 10+ year old Korean cars, name one that someone would care about?
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    P161911 probably shoudn't have was starred P161911 probably shoudn't have was unstarred
    Image of mzs mzs
    04/13/09

    @P161911 Zinc Level Memeber: How about these Kias from the '60s and '70s: К360:



    Also a K600 a larger three wheeled truck, but I cannot seem to find a picture of that. I saw those oddities when I was a kid in Poland.

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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/13/09

    @mzs: That's a truck, not a car, so my original statement stands. There isn't a single Korean car over 10 years old that anyone would car about.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    04/13/09

    @P161911 Zinc Level Memeber:


    In most US states, technically that's a, gasp, motorcycle.


    Erk.


    You mean there are Korean cars which are more than ten years old which are still at least rollable?!

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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/13/09

    @sub-$3K luxury rides are expendable: The last Aspire was sold as a 1997 model, so unless they filmed this 2 years ago, there WAS at least one.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Rockets are teh awesome. Mythbusters are teh awesome.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Sweet. Mythbusters is such an awesome show. How would we know how an Aspire does with a rocket?
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    Image of CorporateFelon CorporateFelon
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Is it wrong of me that I keep reading the car as a "Ford Aspie"
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    CorporateFelon was starred CorporateFelon was unstarred
    Image of All_Thumbs All_Thumbs
    04/13/09

    @CorporateFelon: I always hear Ford AssPyre, and was filled with joy to see one brought to an appropriate end so resoundingly.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/13/09

    @All_Thumbs: I call 'em "Assfires".
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Sweet. Now I'd like to see another Aspire strapped to the front of the rocket so we can see what happens to a car under that many G of acceleration. Not as cool as the collision, but still might be cool to see a car fall apart on its own (without having to wait 3-5 years in the case of the Aspire)
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Note to self: Stay out of the way of steel plates flying at me AT THE FRIKKIN SPEED OF SOUND.


    I must say that there seemed to be more and larger pieces of the car remaining than I would have thought. Which leads me to my next thought:


    You didn't try this with a Tempo. Because you were scared that its awsomeness would simply have repelled the steel plate. (Got yer back, FTF)


    Also, those guys have the funnest job in the world.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    That was not very convincing. They should probably try again, using a Chrysler Sebring. Only this time, use a rail gun.


    Top Gear, the ante has been upped.

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    brandegee was starred brandegee was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    BUT I HAVE NO SOUND ON SCHOOL COMPUTERS!!!
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus is at 0% productivity: Imagine a Saturn V taking off, then running into a 40,000 lb. concrete block with enough force to push the block over. The Aspire at that point was just for show.
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    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    That was probably the best Mythbusters episode ever. Destruction, rocket sleds, dropping cars from helicopters, crashing cars through fruit stands and Kari Byron.


    How could you go wrong?

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    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas
    04/13/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl: Could you go wrong by crashing Kari Byron through a fruit stand?
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    Kirk Douglas was starred Kirk Douglas was unstarred
    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/13/09

    @Kirk Douglas:


    Only if she landed properly on my face, would that be OK.

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    aSoundofSleep-less nights was starred aSoundofSleep-less nights was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/13/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl: Needs more Stig, and possibly cowbell.
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    Skunky was starred Skunky was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/13/09

    @aSoundofSleep has a bat flying around his office today.: And only if I was the fruit stand.


    mmmmmm...pregnant boobies

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    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/13/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl:

    Pregnancy boobs without pregnancy.


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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    04/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus is at 0% productivity: Funny you should say that. She is, in fact, pregnant. They're auditioning replacements for her and my friend's cousin is in the final three. No lie. We could all be masturbating to my buddy's blood relative by this time next year. I'm gonna text him every time I do.
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    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was starred wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/13/09

    @wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: Nooooooooooooo. Is she pregnant with that idiotic-terrorist-guy-from-An-American-Carol's baby?
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    Pessimippopotamus was starred Pessimippopotamus was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus is at 0% productivity: YOU SUCK WORD COMPRESSION
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    Pessimippopotamus was starred Pessimippopotamus was unstarred
    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    04/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus is at 0% productivity: I'm not positive. But how cool would that be if you personally knew someone on a show like Mythbusters? Am I being too presumptuous, or could that totally get me an extra part or EVEN MY OWN SHOW WHERE I GET TO BLOW SHIT UP??!?
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    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was starred wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus is at 0% productivity: Yes, she really is pregnant.


    @wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: I always figured being on Mythbusters would be the ultimate job. Even if I'm not on TV and I just build the stuff, I would be happy.

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    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/13/09

    @wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: Dear god, not a permanent replacement, I hope. The chemistry among her, Grant and Tory would be a nightmare to try and replicate.
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    Six Flags Over Tomsk was starred Six Flags Over Tomsk was unstarred
    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    04/13/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl: She looks like crap in that clip. Pregnancy has ruined her. I welcome the new hot girl.
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    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was starred wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/14/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl: No. Not Kari. That booberlicious lady is Christina Hendricks.
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    Pessimippopotamus was starred Pessimippopotamus was unstarred
    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    See, this is where crumple zones don't really help.
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    A strolling player got drunk and was starred A strolling player got drunk and was unstarred
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