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01-18-2007, 01:46 PM

In rec.bicycles.tech jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org wrote:
> Ken C. M. writes:
>
>> Okay well it's not totally OT but sort of. I found this little video
>> clip on google.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ek5sb
>
>> Shows the reason not to leave your carbon fiber ride laying around in
>> someones driveway.
>
> Oh, what sort of eggs would a carbon fiber bicycle lay, or maybe you
> were possibly considering what effect leaving a bicycle lying in a
> driveway would have. That's nucular!
>
> Jobst Brandt

The Soviets used Titanium to create the deepest diving
(nucular-powered) military submarines ever, more than doubling std
crush depths. So if you use a slightly bigger truck in the video that
titanium tube is history, judging how easily the other tubes went.
Also, I suspect you run over a whole bike and although the some of the
tubes themselves may be left intact, all the joints would be a
shambles, not to mention components. I.e. the damage would be equally
catastrophic. Anyway, I learned about leaving thebike behind the car
at the 7-11 when I was 9.

BTW, a lot of people laugh at 43 about his pronunciation of the word
"nuclear", and I did too (quietly) when I joined the nuclear navy and
noticed some highly educated people doing the same, until I figured
out that's the legitimate pronunciation on the east coast, or at least
in parts of it.... never thought I'd be defending him!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_class_submarine

Bill Westphal

01-18-2007, 01:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bill Westphal Guest Posts: n/a	Re: OT Interesting video In rec.bicycles.tech jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org wrote: > Ken C. M. writes: > >> Okay well it's not totally OT but sort of. I found this little video >> clip on google. > > http://tinyurl.com/2ek5sb > >> Shows the reason not to leave your carbon fiber ride laying around in >> someones driveway. > > Oh, what sort of eggs would a carbon fiber bicycle lay, or maybe you > were possibly considering what effect leaving a bicycle lying in a > driveway would have. That's nucular! > > Jobst Brandt The Soviets used Titanium to create the deepest diving (nucular-powered) military submarines ever, more than doubling std crush depths. So if you use a slightly bigger truck in the video that titanium tube is history, judging how easily the other tubes went. Also, I suspect you run over a whole bike and although the some of the tubes themselves may be left intact, all the joints would be a shambles, not to mention components. I.e. the damage would be equally catastrophic. Anyway, I learned about leaving thebike behind the car at the 7-11 when I was 9. BTW, a lot of people laugh at 43 about his pronunciation of the word "nuclear", and I did too (quietly) when I joined the nuclear navy and noticed some highly educated people doing the same, until I figured out that's the legitimate pronunciation on the east coast, or at least in parts of it.... never thought I'd be defending him! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_class_submarine Bill Westphal