I'm actually impressed she wasn't killed by a weak roof. Though if Dwegmull is right, it might have landed on its nose or ass and then fallen over onto its back.
@Novaload Misses Murilee: Coming from a family of flight instructors (though I, ironically, don't have my pilot's license. I chose college instead.): Amen.
it looks like the designer of that parking garage is the same kind of idiot who thinks a flimsy screen will keep a toddler from falling out of a window.
@WilliamG.: I hate slimy lawyers, and she's an idiot for backing through the guard rail, but she really ought to consider suing the builder, assuming she has proof that she didn't blast through the rail at a speed that would be deemed "excessive".
Well if my back of the envelope (well really front of the HP33s) calculations are correct, the car was traveling at about 30~35MPH when it hit the ground (assuming a 12m height). If it went head first, the weight of the engine would make it hit the ground in a way similar to a "normal" crash into a solid object while driving. Once it stopped, the position of its center of gravity plus the residual motion away from the building would have caused it to roll on its roof.
Wow. I thought I was having a bad day. I have done some dumbass things in my day, but nothing approaching that. I'm glad to hear that she is okay, though. Even in a car, four stories can potentially be fatal.
@Ash78: Ash, many of us are grateful that you took a short hiatus which allowed the rest of us a shot at the ever-elusive COTD. That being said, however, it's nice to see you back in full force!
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on a side note, the engine still works and i will be selling it for the low low price of $499.99
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with their very own "unintended declivitation".
Somebody better call Don Hewitt.
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It's awesome that they've got a record like Halie's Comet. Being a Rays fan, I love me some douchebag beatdown.
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Still, any landing you can walk away from...
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Ha ha!
That reminds me of my favorite joke:
What was Helen Keller's favorite color?
Corduroy
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It doesn't matter, it's not going to come when you call it.
Or call it cigarette and take it out for a drag every night...
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/Once an engineer, always an engineer.
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