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A man launched from a moving truck in the opposite direction - at the same speed the truck was traveling. (mstdn.social)
submitted 13 hours ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world
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This experiment spectacularly showed how relative speed works.

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I thought that would happen but I was puckering anyway that shit gave me anxiety. I was like "wait just bare road and a helmet? What if something goes wrong?"

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Bare road and a helmet, if something goes wrong you've got yourself a controlled environment similar to a motorcycle riding experience without the danger of the weight of a motorcycle landing on you I guess. No cars behind you to run you over. Safe, not exactly.. but definitely a thrill seeking experience

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Thats a good take on it. Its not explictly clear what gear he has on under the red jacket, but it looks like it might be a motercycle suit. These are full body and tend to be armored with kevlar and other material in order to blunt abrasion/collision damage.

With one of those suits, what looks like a good helmet and no bike to roll on top of you, you would likely survive a 30-60 mph "crash" off the end of the truck mostly unscathed.