Mythbusters raises question
11-10-2010, 06:21 PM
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Okay, I did not know that. What I saw was from the 928 books and on the assembly line it looks like a roller. Just curious
11-10-2010, 06:22 PM
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No Jeff, it is a unibody, which means that it does not have a separate frame.
The body and support structure (frame) are one piece.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque#Automobiles
These guys cut (butchered) the body off of the floor and turned it end for end.
11-10-2010, 08:06 PM
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I hugely disagree.
Theyre both very smart people...theyre delivering to a market segment with what the average 12yr old propeller head enjoys watching..and they make it fun.
They're not doing a study in physics as a show.
A number of copycat shows have TRIED to brain up the formula, and failed miiiiserably.
Theyre both very smart people...theyre delivering to a market segment with what the average 12yr old propeller head enjoys watching..and they make it fun.
They're not doing a study in physics as a show.
A number of copycat shows have TRIED to brain up the formula, and failed miiiiserably.
11-10-2010, 08:44 PM
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I heard that the car did have less drag with the body on backwards, but it was very unstable. When they were filming recently for the upcoming show, at high speed the car flew up in the air, leaving a long contrail behind it. 
11-11-2010, 02:37 AM
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Alright, WTF is going on here???
I know that they tape over the Ford and Chevy logos on the cars and trucks they drive around, as if we won't know who made the vehicles, along with nearly every other branded product on the show (EXCEPT for Mentos) but why in the hell are they taping over the PORSCHE script on the 928??? The whole myth is about the car being a Porsche 928.
I know that they tape over the Ford and Chevy logos on the cars and trucks they drive around, as if we won't know who made the vehicles, along with nearly every other branded product on the show (EXCEPT for Mentos) but why in the hell are they taping over the PORSCHE script on the 928??? The whole myth is about the car being a Porsche 928.
11-11-2010, 02:42 AM
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Alright, WTF is going on here???
I know that they tape over the Ford and Chevy logos on the cars and trucks they drive around, as if we won't know who made the vehicles, along with nearly every other branded product on the show (EXCEPT for Mentos) but why in the hell are they taping over the PORSCHE script on the 928??? The whole myth is about the car being a Porsche 928.
I know that they tape over the Ford and Chevy logos on the cars and trucks they drive around, as if we won't know who made the vehicles, along with nearly every other branded product on the show (EXCEPT for Mentos) but why in the hell are they taping over the PORSCHE script on the 928??? The whole myth is about the car being a Porsche 928.
Liability, plus Porsche aint payin..
11-11-2010, 09:43 AM
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No Jeff, it is a unibody, which means that it does not have a separate frame.
The body and support structure (frame) are one piece.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque#Automobiles
These guys cut (butchered) the body off of the floor and turned it end for end.
The body and support structure (frame) are one piece.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque#Automobiles
These guys cut (butchered) the body off of the floor and turned it end for end.
Just curious.