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xBiffx

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While I can't argue with that, after looking at that a few more times I'm pretty sure that it's fake. The footage was of a crowd reacting to something (a less obvious ricochet, a concussion wave, another explosion, etc) but the trajectory of the rock's entrance is all wrong and where it passes the guys arm looks pretty fishy. I'd bet on it being bogus and think your initial observation/intuition was correct.

Did no one see my post with the youtube link? That's it, you're blind (two pieces of evidence here).
 

Fritzo

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Stopsignhank

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Did no one see my post with the youtube link? That's it, you're blind (two pieces of evidence here).

In the GIF the rock passes to the right of the camera. In the video the rock passes to the left of the camera. So while it does seem that the actual event did happen, there is not doubt that the GIF is "enhanced".

Edit. After looking at it again, maybe the video and the GIF are taken from different cameras? Not sure, but I am sure I have to get back to work.
 
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kage69

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http://youtu.be/YMKriXeqU14

I'm pretty sure it's real after watching the full video, although that gif makes the rock look a lot bigger.

Yep, that is definitely real, rock does look a lot different than in the .gif too you're right. Limitations of format or creative license? Flipping the footage like that shouldn't on it's own make the rock look larger. Hrmmmm.
 

kage69

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Did no one see my post with the youtube link? That's it, you're blind (two pieces of evidence here).

Believe it or not, I did indeed fail to see your post. Pretty sure it had something to do with making a reply and then logging, then coming back and guessing where I left off instead of hitting the Last Page link, skipping a chunk of that page. Whatever. I can only hope you're benevolent enough to forgive me I suppose.

So, Objection!
 

Fritzo

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Next time I think I'm having a bad day, I'm just going to look at this pic.

I'm guessing if that guy lived he's in a wheel chair for good.

:confused: Is that bit above the glider burning? How does an unpowered glider burn?
 

kage69

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:confused: Is that bit above the glider burning? How does an unpowered glider burn?

I was wondering that too, but I think it's possible that is a piece of yellow material and not a chunk of burning debris. I'm not sure that's an image of a guy reaching the end of a "straight to the deck" plummet either, might have been a difficult landing because of wind and what we're seeing is the end result of the 2nd or 3rd bounce off the ground. Maybe that thing is a piece of something from the ground or bit of glider that came off from previous contact with the ground?

Glider landings can suck from what I hear. It's great you don't have anything flammable on board, no hydraulics to fail, but you only get one approach and there's no real compensating for any cross wind as you close in on the tarmac.

There is no room to move in those canopies, at least the one I sat in once. I wonder if he just crumpled into a ball with bits of flight controls and cockpit piercing him every which way, or if from the force of impact and the angle of attack he was shot out through the canopy for a long, wet kiss with the runway.

Either way, sucks to be him. Anyone know the story on that pic?
 
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kage69

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3 broken vertebrae, which was expected as the spine always gets screwed when you slam down like that while seated. But that was it?

A friend of my brother's was on his motorcycle and got bumped into by a minivan as it was backing out of a parking space, it sent him into a short wall and he died. He was going about 15mph they said.

Death is flippant, petty bitch if you ask me.