Zee
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Are you able to put some weight on your foot yet, B? It still looks pretty freakin' swollen after 4 months. I made my first skydive of 2004 last week - A hop&pop from 3500 in the rain - It wasn't much but it was still pretty sweet
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Whoa, can hardly believe that left any scar at all... i actually talked myself into not heaving by somehow convincing myself "it's only photoshop, it's only photoshop..." He he he, I wish - no Photoshop involved - A buddy of mine saw it after it had mostly healed and the first thing out of his mouth was - Shit, just give a year or two and you'll hardly be able to see it Peace, Z Action©Sports
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I'm not sure if this relates directly to your problem but if it is your MPEG-2 Encoder, you might want to try TMPGEnc. It's an MPEG-2 Encoder that gives you all kinds of options and variables to choose from and the results are truly awesome. The down side is that it's rather slow if you choose the highest quality options. The results are worth it though. You can try it for free right here Clicky Peace, Z Edit: You said you fix a bitrate at 6mbps - Just make sure that is an average and not a fixed bitrate because, from what I understand, faster moving sequences use lower bitrates - if you leave the bitrate constant you get kind of a scattered mosaic looking effect during those sequences and it looks really bad. Hope it works. Action©Sports
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Strange - According to Speed Record S.A. The overall South African land speed record in the Unlimited Class for open wheeled motorcycles is as of December 2003 a mere 332.773 kph or 206.319 mph. The record was set by Neels Geldenhuis on a 1600cc turbo charged Busa on August 19, 2002. Coincidently, that was also the very first time an open wheeled motorcycle ever posted an average speed in excess of 200 mph in the Flying Kilometer on South African soil. The previous record was set on February 25, 1998 by John Mountain on a normally aspirated 1300cc ZZR 1100 with a speed of 305.162 kph or 189.200 mph. Their records date back to 1952 and there is no mention of the competition you speak of. So, unless you have evidence to the contrary, I'd say the only "street legal" motorcycle reaching the speeds you speak of in the early 80's is a figment of your imagination. Peace, Z Action©Sports
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Gotta love the Aussie one he he he Action©Sports
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And old riding buddy of mine hit the front end of Saab going about 130 mph when I lived over in Sweden. The car was basically sliced off in front of the radiator and his sorry ass hit a road sign some 200 feet from the intersection. Lucky for him he was wearing protective gear but he did break both of his legs, both of his arms, several ribs, and a collar bone. He also spent nearly 4 months in the hospital. He recovered, bought a new scooter, and is now a paraplegic after hitting a car making an illegal left hand turn. He was only doing about 35mph at the time. Good gear certainly helps with the road rash but if you hit a car, a pig, or a tree at those speeds your ass is history. Action©Sports
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Well, you asked for the repost. And who am I to deny the wishes of a poor injured guy suffering from the infernal boredom which is recovery - It's not from either skydiving or base jumping. Just a minor skiing accident Anybody hungry? Action©Sports
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I'm thinking he probably slept through the majority of his English and Public speaking classes at Harvard...... Action©Sports
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I thought we were talking about motorcycles? The Golden Arrow was a car, not a motorcycle. Second, the land speed record you are talking about was accomplished at Daytona Beach, not on a street in South Africa. I'm by no means saying that it wasn't possible to hit 200 mph by the 1980's. Hell, Micky Thompson broke the 400mph mark in late 1960 but he didn't do it on a street legal motorcycle. What I find incredibly hard to believe is that it would be legal to take methanol burning, fire-breathing monsters used to set world land speed records and ride them on a public street. Even in South Africa. Peace, Z Edit: Just for reference, the World Land Speed Record for open wheeled motorcycles didn't break the 200mph mark until Rick Yacoucci did it at Bonneville with a 1350cc turbo charged Busa with a speed of 201.708mph in 1999. The current record is 251.148 mph set by Scott Guthrie in August of 04, also on a turbo charged Busa. The shit ain't easy Action©Sports
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Street legal bikes doing 225mph 20 years ago you say? Bullshit. I doubt very highly that any of the bikes running the flying K were street legal by any stretch of the imagination. And no matter how you look at it, 205mph on a public street is pretty damned fast. Action©Sports
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The cops warned me about that in Texas too. They said if I was ever busted doubling the speed limit they would confiscate the bike. They never said what would happen if I tripled it though. Action©Sports
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Well, someone has to die if the rest of us are ever going to live in peace......right? Action©Sports
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I agree - It's by no means a very accurate way to measure a speeder - there's all kind of variables that factor in. A good lawyer might be able to get his goofy ass off since he apparently didn't try to out run the cops. And if I'm not mistaken, there is a certain degree of accuracy required for it to hold up in court. On the other hand, the vapor trail behind the scooter would be a pretty good indication that he was exceeding the speed limit by just a tinge Then again, I'm neither a cop or a lawyer - I'm sure they'll nail him with something that will fuck up his insurance premiums for a few decades to come. Keep the shiny side up, Z Action©Sports
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Just put on about 100 pounds - should do the trick Action©Sports
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That's pretty funny - I love getting people to geek the fisheye really close - The expressions are priceless
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Yeah, I know - I saw the speech live and I just busted out laughing. That's a pretty big slip to make during a televised speech. Action©Sports
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Oooops! Can ya feel the love Action©Sports
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Actually it's 205.02mph 1/4 mile at 4.39 seconds is 300.7 feet/sec 300.7/5280 x 3600 = 205.02 mph Pretty speedy scooter if you ask me. Action©Sports
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Nah, in the grand scheme of things I'd say they're both about as trustworthy as a used car salesman. I've yet to see a single politician who wouldn't sell his own mother for an extra vote or two. Action©Sports
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I second that one - I used to jump a Flacon too and man, I've never had so man freakin' ass crackers in all my life. Action©Sports
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Gee, Quade, couldn't you get just a little closer on that one Action©Sports
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A larger aperture (smaller number) will give you less depth of field. Try using auto focus once and see what the difference is. I know tons of people (myself included) who use auto focus in freefall and if you can keep your subject centered, it works quite well. Also, try to take your close up shots while the tandem is facing the sun - helps light up the subject and it also eliminates the over exposure of the sky that you see on the one pic where the sun is coming in from side. Just my two cents - Peace, Z Action©Sports
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They've been forcing people to take off their shoes for a few years now - not all airports mind you, just the ones who are particularly anal. Not that it really matters to me. I have a freakin' pound of stainless in my shin and I can't make it through a metal detector anyway. I ALWAYS have to do the full search thing and it usually takes an extra 15-20min just to get the TSA dork to search me. I usually fly a couple of times a week for work and it's become quite a majestic pain in the ass. That's why I usually drive if it's under 10 hours away. Flying has simply become too much of a hassle. Not to mention that the last 4 trips I've been on they've lost my luggage 3 times. Airline travel sucks Action©Sports
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At least the bitch is being honest - that's more than we can say for her husband Action©Sports
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I ain't got no teeph Action©Sports