I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

Bad_Neighbor · 2011-09-21T04:30:03.000Z

Upon repeated viewings, I have come to the conclusion that she maintains her grip. In addition to your thoughts on what would happen were it a dude, I’d like to add that he would likely forget that he was holding the bottle and hit himself in the head/eye with it.

kerzain · 2011-09-21T04:53:56.000Z

I thought that was a karaoke microphone.

GloriousMess · 2011-09-21T05:48:46.000Z

I’m assuming the driver(s) involved in this survived without extensive injuries as F1 cars are incredibly well designed for safety, and the airborne one looks as though it landed on the wheels. But still…

…yeesh.

mdowdle · 2011-09-21T06:00:00.000Z

Bad Neighbor:

Upon repeated viewings, I have come to the conclusion that she maintains her grip. In addition to your thoughts on what would happen were it a dude, I’d like to add that he would likely forget that he was holding the bottle and hit himself in the head/eye with it.

Yes, you are correct. I should have said “If she were a guy over 40 . . . .”

Steven_Dickson · 2011-09-21T06:17:01.000Z

GloriousMess:

I’m assuming the driver(s) involved in this survived without extensive injuries as F1 cars are incredibly well designed for safety, and the airborne one looks as though it landed on the wheels.

That was from a Formula 2 race at Marrakech, Morocco in 2010. The driver who went airborne was Ricardo Teixeira and he was uninjured.

Here’s a longer version of the onboard video:

and a different view of the crash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaC3OKZ-FkI

Ben_Sones · 2011-09-21T06:28:27.000Z

geggis:

He is… the most ambivalent man in the world.

“Stay unimpressed, my friends.”

liquorice · 2011-09-21T06:32:21.000Z

Steven Dickson:

That was from a Formula 2 race at Marrakech, Morocco in 2010. The driver who went airborne was Ricardo Teixeira and he was uninjured.

Here’s a longer version of the onboard video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmg3Q0sqWI

and a different view of the crash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaC3OKZ-FkI

I love formula 2. It’s so much more collisioney than f1, since the drivers aren’t as good - it makes it on the whole more exciting, since things change up a lot more during the races.

The_Bitter_Cynic · 2011-09-21T06:38:52.000Z

GloriousMess · 2011-09-21T06:55:43.000Z

Steven Dickson:

The driver who went airborne was Ricardo Teixeira and he was uninjured.

Crikey, uninjured? That’s impressive.

RichVR · 2011-09-21T07:12:12.000Z

Anders_Hallin · 2011-09-21T07:18:58.000Z

At this point I expect Formula x drivers to survive pretty much any crash. As an example, look at this list:

en.wikipedia.org

List of Formula One fatalities

This list of Formula One fatalities includes drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, and those who have died while driving modern or vintage Formula One cars outside the World Championship. Track marshals and other race attendees who have died as a result of these accidents are not included in the list. Fifty-one drivers have died from incidents that occurred while driving a Formula One car, with Cameron Earl being the first in 1952. Thirty-two of the drivers died fr...

15 in the 50s, 14 in the 60s, 10 in the 70s, 4 in the 80s, 2 in the 90s. And it’s not like they’ve slowed down.

Miramon · 2011-09-21T07:27:47.000Z

Ben Sones:

He is… the most ambivalent man in the world.

I don’t think that means what you think it means :)

Walter_Yarbrough · 2011-09-21T07:37:00.000Z

Round and round and round

BlueJackalope · 2011-09-21T07:53:31.000Z

The Bitter Cynic:

Probably shouldn’t admit I know what that is from.

Fugitive · 2011-09-21T08:10:48.000Z

BlueJackalope:

Probably shouldn’t admit I know what that is from.

If it’s the same one I’m thinking of, at least he didn’t post the Cream of Wheat. (Thanks, Cinema Snob!)

BrianRubin · 2011-09-21T08:24:05.000Z

Yay, more animated gifs, less jibber jabber!

seventimessix · 2011-09-21T10:23:14.000Z

liquorice:

I love formula 2. It’s so much more collisioney than f1, since the drivers aren’t as good - it makes it on the whole more exciting, since things change up a lot more during the races.

So, it’s like ARCA without the benefit of fenders? Sounds terrifying.

BrianRubin · 2011-09-21T10:38:01.000Z

??? Whut?

Jag · 2011-09-21T12:10:04.000Z

Pretty much how I play fighting games

BlueJackalope · 2011-09-21T12:14:51.000Z

Excellent, especially when you remember his opponent could just kick him in the back but his mind is too warped by witnessing the fat man’s tuck and roll(s).