My sister and her husband are in town and we are performing the Great Beautiful Dunwoody Pruning Party. As such, I don't have time for a decent post. Instead let me point you to this article about a guy who did 50 miles an hour in a wheelchair. This was sent to me by multiple readers.
PAW PAW, Mich. - Ben Carpenter got the ride of a lifetime when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph.
Holy crap!
This guy has more on it.
Posted by denny at June 11, 2007 12:49 PMIt could be the latest Six Flags ride, and the handicapped get moved to the front of the line.
Posted by: Woody on June 11, 2007 01:12 PMheh. Come on Denny. You know you want to try that.
Posted by: caltechgirl on June 11, 2007 01:34 PMcaltechgirl is probably right. Denny's trying to figure out how to do it without getting in trouble. On a scale of 1 - 10 that's a pucker factor of 11.
Posted by: Ric on June 11, 2007 01:51 PMHow can you rig up the Beemer to carry your chair that way? You can quickly break that 55mph record right out of the gate.
Posted by: Ray on June 11, 2007 07:05 PMMake it America's Scariest ride, we will have Dan drive the beemer.
Posted by: Jeremy on June 11, 2007 07:38 PMHow did the wheelchair hold up? It could make a heck of a selling point for the wheelchair company!
Posted by: PeggyU on June 11, 2007 09:03 PMThe wheelchair's wheels had lost all of the rubber on the treads. It's like my car tires when someone points out that steel is showing through--but all of it, in this case. I suspect that the transmission or gearing system was toasted. It was an electric wheelchair.
To set a new land record, couldn't we just put a wheelchair to the front, no make that the back, of the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags? It goes 70 mph, and the whip action at the back would be extra fun.
Posted by: Woody on June 11, 2007 09:22 PMJust make sure you keep your mouth closed. Remember what your windshield gets like in the summer.
Posted by: Ric on June 12, 2007 10:20 AM