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You think you are fast off the line?

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Old May 10th, 2011, 08:13 AM
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You think you are fast off the line?

Check this link to see an acceleration animal.

http://goodheartextremescience.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/drag-race-cheetah-takes-on-a-ferrari/
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Old May 10th, 2011, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by pcard

That makes sense. I watch a lot of animal shows. Car has too much weight to get moving. The cat can only hold max speed for a few seconds or she(he) will overheat and die. It's not all as it seems. I once bet a guy lunch, that I could jump higher than a house. I won. The house can't jump.
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Old May 10th, 2011, 12:23 PM
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........ I once bet a guy lunch, that I could jump higher than a house. I won. The house can't jump.
Ha hahahahahahaha Good one Ken !!! Us white guys CAN jump!!
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Old May 10th, 2011, 12:34 PM
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That was a cool article. I saw recently that of all the animal kingdom its man who can run for the longest.
Another item for...."Things you don't normally think about".
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Old May 15th, 2011, 04:25 AM
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The police think I am fast off the line. They even gave me a fast driving award. I think out here they call it laying drag.
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Old May 15th, 2011, 07:49 AM
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im pretty fast at getting to the toilet at about 4:00 A.M.
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