Jase: Here's that 'Fifth Gear' Teaser Clip I mentioned

[JJzer0]

Fifth gear motoring programme, with a clip from the latest episode.

8000hp Dragster, causing a magnitude of upto 2.5 richter on acceleration.


You Tube Direct Link

[jased10s]

fuck thats loud

[Flynnstone]

That is the strangest use of the Richter scale I've ever come across. And a 2.5 earth quake is generally unnoticeable and happens on a daily basis around the world.....or was he referring to the shaking of the ground the noise of that thing makes, I wonder, rather than the acceleration...hhmm too much proof reading makes flynnstone a pedantic git....

But on the other hand that looks crazy......

[JJzer0]

That is the strangest use of the Richter scale I've ever come across. And a 2.5 earth quake is generally unnoticeable and happens on a daily basis around the world.....or was he referring to the shaking of the ground the noise of that thing makes, I wonder, rather than the acceleration...hhmm too much proof reading makes flynnstone a pedantic git....

But on the other hand that looks crazy......

Looking further down this wiki article, there is a comparison between Richter Level & TNT! The Richter level of 2.5 which the dragster creates is actually quite high, as the centre of the epicentre is Very Local ie in the race tracks immediate vicinity, hence the TNT comparison looks ideal:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(Scroll down the page)

[Thanatosgratus]

The phantom wiki bandit strikes again


Bastards deleted the example

[JJzer0]

The phantom wiki bandit strikes again

Not Really. I don't rely on wiki as the ultimate reference, but it is useful as a library of collated information (from various sources and genuine factual links) to point others to for reference when on the internet.

[Thanatosgratus]

No it was someone "the same person who edited the Moseley thread" had given an example of the 2.5 Richter equating to the force of a certain German member belly-flopping into a paddling pool

[JJzer0]

No it was someone "the same person who edited the Moseley thread" had given an example of the 2.5 Richter equating to the force of a certain German member belly-flopping into a paddling pool

There's an irony there

[Flynnstone]

Looking further down this wiki article, there is a comparison between Richter Level & TNT! The Richter level of 2.5 which the dragster creates is actually quite high, as the centre of the epicentre is Very Local ie in the race tracks immediate vicinity, hence the TNT comparison looks ideal:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(Scroll down the page)

Ah fair enough I suppose its due to all the stuff about the quake in japan.

[Fester]

Nuts!! i really, really! want one of those for grabbing some milk from the shop