Funny Pic Thread VII - No swearing. No sex. No complaining. (READ FIRST POST)

[TexRex]

I agree the cloth tape does suck for air conditioner ducts but it can hold a windscreen in a car going 100mph

The force of air against the windshield of a car going 100mph probably helps. How do you suppose the gaffer tape would hold in the event that said car stops from 100mph instantly?

 

[Chrunch Houston]

I agree the cloth tape does suck for air conditioner ducts but it can hold a windscreen in a car going 100mph

When I was in the US army, they called duct tape 'hundred mile an hour tape'. They told us it was first used to tape over bullet holes on airplanes in WWII.

 

[bjl23]

The force of air against the windshield of a car going 100mph probably helps. How do you suppose the gaffer tape would hold in the event that said car stops from 100mph instantly?

Name a car that stop instantly from a 100mph,
But I guess it may something to do with the sticky glue on it, and it's about holding the windscreen in place at 100mph not stopping from 100mph.

 

[TexRex]

Name a car that stop instantly from a 100mph,

All of them.

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[bjl23]

All of them.

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you do realize the whole 100mph thing is a myth, unless I missed an episode of mythbusters.

You are right about force of air on the windscreen but maybe they used a car that doesn't have a flange for the windscreen to sit in, like a locking strip windscreen?

 

[Leadfoot530]

Maybe this tape is used to stop ducks quacking and not for air conditioner ducts.

Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.

Nope, it was originally developed during WWII to keep ammunition dry (was also originally called "duck tape" due to the fabric). After WWII it was marketed in hardware stores as a general fix-it tool. Only later did it get utilized for ducts and marketed as "duct tape". However, the glue doesn't hold up very well in the long run so it eventually loses it's seal or just falls off. These days we use either a tape specifically made for HVAC (pretty much a super thin piece of metal with adhesive) or a kind of sealant called mastic.

Was about to go hunt for a Simple Histiry video saying theexact same thing. Could it be we have the same source?

 

[TexRex]

you do realize the whole 100mph thing is a myth, unless I missed an episode of mythbusters.

You are right about force of air on the windscreen but maybe they used a car that doesn't have a flange for the windscreen to sit in, like a locking strip windscreen?

Beats me. Anyway...

 

[Ferraridriver27]

you do realize the whole 100mph thing is a myth, unless I missed an episode of mythbusters.

They did a few episodes on it with pretty great results. As far as I remember they even pieced together a car which was cut open with hydraulic scissors.

Back on topic:

 

[Dexter249]

Allegiant Air, Mid-Race Failure.

 

[Dennisch]

Good news, everyone!

 

[TheGeologist]

 

[zzz_pt]

 

[Leadfoot530]

Assuredly posted before, but I feel obligated to post this every year.

 

[Dennisch]

 

[Dennisch]

 

[zzz_pt]

Dark

 

[W3H5]

I don’t get the Boris one.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I don’t get the Boris one.

He has his hands behind his back, as if he has been arrested. I only know this because someone asked the same question on Reddit

 

[W3H5]

Oh, I see.

 

[zzz_pt]

I don’t get the Boris one.

Never put your hands behind your back to take a picture with the police. ^^ It was not on purpose, I think.

 

[Casey]

 

[Johnny1996]

Anyone else?

 

[W3H5]

View attachment 787770

Hey! You know the rules! Are you trying to start another war?

 

[Dennisch]

 

[TB]

Santa, what big teeth you have.

 

[TexRex]

This might not be the best place for it (not sure what is, frankly), but it really made me smile.

Spoiler

 

[TB]

Spoiler: Long picture is long

 

[W3H5]

The...research...

 

[ScottPuss20]

 

[Ferraridriver27]