# worth the watch
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [November 1, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591 "2006-11-01T20:09:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/1 "2006-11-01T20:09:19Z")
[http://collegehumor.com/video:1720453](http://collegehumor.com/video:1720453):shoot:
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### Author:  [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/2 "2006-11-01T20:35:22Z")
this guy must be retarted
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/3 "2006-11-01T20:37:42Z")
yea i’m still trying to justify that being real…
thank god for the parachute… jesus i thought it was gonna be something horrible
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/4 "2006-11-01T20:38:12Z")
That shit looked sweet as hell when he hits teh ramp. Wooootttttttt, crash!!!
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/5 "2006-11-01T20:38:57Z")
[http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/video-jumping-the-st-lawrence-in-a-rocket-powered-lincoln/](http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/video-jumping-the-st-lawrence-in-a-rocket-powered-lincoln/)
“In 1983, Carter would attempt a significantly shorter jump in a modified Pontiac Firebird, but he was killed after his car overshot the landing ramp, landing on its lid.”
umm after breaking his back 7 times… one would think its time to give it up
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### Author:  [@jballz86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jballz86)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/6 "2006-11-02T04:35:46Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#):
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> [http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/video-jumping-the-st-lawrence-in-a-rocket-powered-lincoln/](http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/video-jumping-the-st-lawrence-in-a-rocket-powered-lincoln/)
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> “In 1983, Carter would attempt a significantly shorter jump in a modified Pontiac Firebird, but he was killed after his car overshot the landing ramp, landing on its lid.”
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> umm after breaking his back 7 times… one would think its time to give it up
Actually Ken Carter was not the one who was driving the yellow rocket powerd continental in the video. That was driven by Ken Powers, who I believe is still alive today and actively “stunting”.
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### Author:  [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worth-the-watch/19591/7 "2006-11-02T05:21:33Z")
Hmmm…If I wanted to “fly” a car 1 mile across a river, what car would I pick? It would have to have tiny wings, and a rocket booster…it would have to have the latest in aerodynamics…Lincoln Continental, of course!