You have to see this

Could that be real? Good grief!

Chip said:

Could that be real? Good grief!

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Good question Chip & as an engineer you would probably be able to tell us if this is possible. 8ft plank, 150 Lb plus man PLUS his parachute etc. a 'Launch pad' operating on a max of 4ft diameter ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, could such a man be propelled 500 plus feet into the air? You will probably have noted the STRAIGHT line up he has taken too. :ermm:

You tell me the mathematical requirements are present to make this perfectly plausible & I will believe you!

I hope his surfboard was not damaged by the weight & velocity of excavating machine's grab during this event. ~ Grahame.

Hmmmm - I see this has been moved to 'The Clown Bin/ forum so I suspect one of the moderators doesn't believe it possible to 'project' a male body to parachute opening minimum height on the board & cantilever used in the video. Chip is obviously busy at the moment & therefore unable to answer the question from an engineers perspective ............. are there any other engineers able to verify/dispute the video's contention??

Can anyone verify the location as being 'Sosua'? It doesn't 'LOOK' like a Sosua area to me but I do not live over there (rarely visit in fact) so I could be wrong. It certainly doesn't appear to be near the main Sosua/Cabarete road!! ~ Grahame.

For this to be true the board would have to be stronger than the force applied to it which seems highly unlikely, but hey the guy went straight up and how can they fake that on youtube

Very convincing

Nonsense - but funny nonsense.

His knees could not take the force.
Remember - what goes up comes down.
Newton's laws tend to be reversible in time.
Run the thing backwards and ask yourself whether he would survive that fall.
There is your answer.

No maths needed - 6th Grade physics.

I think it is fake......it is NOT in sosua, the op just said there was a machine just like that near her.

the person would run the huge risk of being projected anywhere but up which could kill him.

if the weight were heavy enough and at the speed it comes down...it is a big possiblility the board would break.

and as someone suggested....his legs or ankles might break at that force and speed.

plus after watching it again...I think the man doesnt have the velocity on launch to acheive the height we see the parachutist at when the screen pans to his opening his chute.....

there isnt enough time for the body to get that high

bad bad bob