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We saw that insane real-life Hot Wheels stunt from the X-Games yesterday, which included a 21m gap to jump after a gravity-defying loop. This is what happens when you don’t quite make it across the jump, and it’s pretty painful to watch.
21-year-old Finnish rally driver, Toomas Heikkinen, piled straight into the landing ramp in a practice event. His car hit the ramp head on, flipped, and then caught on fire, leaving the injured driver struggling to wriggle out to safety.
Heikkinen only suffered minor injuries, including a broken ankle and abdominal bruising, which is, frankly, a miracle of modern crash safety. He must have been doing at least 40-50mph when he went straight into an immovable object — that has seriously got to hurt. [ESPN via Jalopnik]
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I guess thats one way to test your safety cage. Now before anyone starts saying the safety teams took to long to reach him like on Jalopnik, it didn’t. It was there in 20 seconds. Also anyone who says videoing things with an iPad makes you look like a tool, then you’re correct.
On an unrelated note, does anyone else hate the new commenting system being used at Gawker?
Beat me to it. +1
I’m not a fan and I hope it takes a long time to make its way over here.
I don’t think the ipad camera makes you look like a tool, just a little silly
Yup regarding the comments system. I refuse to comment now, which means they’re going to miss out big time on some awesomely witty remarks.
I can actually hear the driver come off the accelerator before he leaves the off-ramp and the angle on the ESPN link tells me that if he’d kept his speed, he’d have lessened the severity of the impact and potentially avoided it altogether.
Heikkinen apparently got away with little more than a broken ankle and an arrow to his pride. You can re-create the crash with any Hot Wheels Playset, available at your local Argos.
Although some lighter fluid would be needed for a full recreation.
And a little lego man with a smashed leg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCl2-MRuwr0#t=6m18s
nice link
First of all: OUCH! And secondly, yep I cringed at the guy filming on an iPad too. That part felt more uncomfortable to see than the crash.
agreed, seriously the guy cant find something a little more convenient and high spec to use, wasnt he in the press area? maybe its a tactic to block the other photographers shots with his massive ass-hat camera so he gets the best (but crap) shop
I know! iPads are cool and all, but using them as a camera is silly! If you can afford an ipad (which, let’s face it, isn’t exactly a serious work machine but a toy) you can afford a point and shoot camera or an iphone to take pics with.
God damn god damn god damn….
I *hate* people who use their tablets as cameras at live events, they look like absolute numpties, especially at gigs and concerts when their footage isn’t going to come out anyway.