"I'm just glad that I won't have to be convincing insurance that a water balloon did it."
We're convinced. It's just and interesting topic to speculate on:rolleyes:
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"I'm just glad that I won't have to be convincing insurance that a water balloon did it."
We're convinced. It's just and interesting topic to speculate on:rolleyes:
Your frame runs clean up through your fender? One hell of a sturdy VX you must have there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thmstec
*poke poke nudge nudge* ;) :p
Still, I would have called police, no matter how cool those cats seemed and filed a vandalism report. No guarantee your damage will get repaired by those clowns. (though I think the cop would be asking the same questions we are, hahaha)
That must have been one BIG water balloon.
really rowhard?? i have been watching for a fender for a long time because i have been reluctant to fix my fender, but if they have a few of em, maybe ill talk to him and see what he can do for me...
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Originally Posted by rowhard
Ok, ok, you caught me. Its a super duper rare VX with lightweight aluminum body panels and an aluminum space frame :pQuote:
Originally Posted by WormGod
So frame isn't the right word for whatever it is behind the fender :o
How much damage can a water balloon really do?!Quote:
Mythbusters?
I'd just love to see when they go for maximum damage-- that would be a killer water balloon!
A friend of mine recently referred me to this article about a 19 year old facing charges from "smashing" a windshield :eek: with a water balloon.
EDIT: And he just found this too...
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In field trials, maximum water balloon velocities ranged from 38 to 41 m/sec (85 to 92 mph) with kinetic energies from 176 to 245 J; by calculation, maximum velocities ranged from 42 to 54 m/sec (95 to 121 mph) with kinetic energies from 141 to 232 J. In a field demonstration a 300-g water balloon launched horizontally from a distance of 20 ft exploded a 12-kg watermelon. Classic physics calculations are presented to explain the complex bio-mechanical interactions between the water balloon and the eye. CONCLUSION: Kinetic energies of launched water balloons are comparable to or greater than kinetic energies experienced with a variety of common objects, including file bullets, which are well known to cause serious ocular and orbital injuries.
However the metal used in building a vehicle has baan shown to be stronger than the skin and fluid that make up the eye. The eye itself is a sort of water balloon so the two objects are similar. For a vehicle comparison you would need to crash two vehicles not a water balloon and a vehicleQuote:
Originally Posted by Thmstec
This thread makes me want to hit myself in the face with a water balloon.
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Originally Posted by vt_maverick
please take a video!!!
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Originally Posted by vt_maverick
This thread makes me want to hit you with a water balloon too. BTW stay away from the eyes
It definitely looks like those punks filled the balloon with hard water... :laughing:
You don't EVEN want to use my well water to fill up water balloons :p.....when I shower it feels as though I'm enduring a hail storm :eek:
You think "Mike's Hard Lemonade" is hard...try mine...lol.
its still that hard?.. I grew up in meadville and it was hard 30 years ago
I've seen the damage in person, I can believe that this was a waterballoon after the conversation and seeing the damage. Weirdest water balloon accident EVER.
Wow that's terrorist action man,call the FBI :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by nfpgasmask