720p manhole cover video's, the future of entertainment is here.

>> ^Asmo:

>> ^EMPIRE:
I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm thinking someone placed that metal mesh over the hole so that cars could go over the hole, but the mesh actually got caught in the hole, and levered the car up.

Umm, the video makes it pretty clear.
The front left tyre goes in to the hole, smashes in to the far side and the ass end of the car rises as the front dramatically decelerates...

Nope. Watch the second video (in eric3579's post above) on 720p and you can better see what happens.

The manhole has an off-center metal mesh cover welded to a cylinder that fits down into the manhole (presumably to keep the mesh in place).
The front-left tire clips the side of the mesh cover, presumably just enough to pop it up. That's what catches the undercarriage and vaults the back end up.
The structure of the mesh-cylinder apparatus is more apparent at the end of the video when it settles near the hood of the vehicle.

>> ^EMPIRE:

I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm thinking someone placed that metal mesh over the hole so that cars could go over the hole, but the mesh actually got caught in the hole, and levered the car up.


Umm, the video makes it pretty clear.

The front left tyre goes in to the hole, smashes in to the far side and the ass end of the car rises as the front dramatically decelerates... Same sort of force applied as jamming on the front brakes of a bike and the back of the bike rises.

It would be difficult to see the lack of a dark metal manhole over a dark hole at speed when you aren't distinctly looking for it.

edit never mind


>> ^Nexxus:

Took me a second to figure out what happened. The manhole is open and the front tire drops into it.

Took me a second to figure out what happened. The manhole is open and the front tire drops into it.

Probably not a good idea to stop your own car over the exact manhole that just wrecked the car in front of you.

Of all the copies of this video how did we end up with the one narrated by the Muppets Swedish Chef?



"En der China, fireverken en der manhole goen Boomen! Bork! Bork! Bork!"

Oh, I'm not putting any firecrackers in MY manhole.

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>> ^oOPonyOo:

It looks like a two stager. The lid blows up and then takes off in the presence of more oxygen.


That's exactly what happened. You got the initial pop and fuel/air mixture rushed in to fill the void. And that made a bigger boom.

I heard about this in my G2 class, but I'd never actually seen it.

He did it wrong. He was supposed to stand on the manhole first.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

>> ^oOPonyOo:

It looks like a two stager. The lid blows up and then takes off in the presence of more oxygen.
yes, this 2-stage explosion makes it look a bit fake.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'explosion, firecracker, manhole, man, boys, kids' to 'explosion, firecracker, manhole, man, boys, kids, methane, natural gas' - edited by calvados

>> ^deathcow:

> NEVER Throw A Firecracker Into A Manhole!
The advice I gathered was:
1) never put a body part above the manhole
2) dont delay on the drop


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