Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > General Discussions > Off-Topic Discussion

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-21-2011, 09:08 PM
Botnst's Avatar
Banned
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: There castle.
Posts: 44,587
Dash camera in tsunami

Harrowing to imagine being IN the vehicle.

Japanese Tsunami Viewed From A Car

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-21-2011, 09:19 PM
The Clk Man's Avatar
Saved By Grace
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Heaven Bound
Posts: 123
That was rough.
__________________
For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-21-2011, 09:24 PM
Fulcrum525's Avatar
Sing Blue Silver
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CT
Posts: 2,123
The driver was listening to the opening theme to Rozen Maiden...interesting.

Rozen Maiden Opening -- ALI PROJECT -

Two Notes-
1. Talk about courtesy! When that one driver gets out of the car just as the water hits he actually goes back to close the door!
2. The slow moving currents certainly gave a lot more time for people to get out of their grounds and attempt to get to the top of a building or hill etc. At least one car looks like the window had been smashed open from the inside. Those fast moving currents were terrifying!
__________________
1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-21-2011, 09:42 PM
TylerH860's Avatar
KHAAAAAAN-gress
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita, Ks
Posts: 5,187
Crazy ride. Amazing it stayed afloat for so long. Try that in an old Lincoln.

6 months later the damaged areas look better than New Orleans 2+ years after the hurricane.
__________________
1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-21-2011, 10:41 PM
Dubyagee's Avatar
All fields are required
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SE
Posts: 7,954
Very scary. The driver was very calm during the whole thing.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-21-2011, 10:44 PM
LandYaghtLover's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Green Bay, WI
Posts: 1,341
Quote:
Originally Posted by TylerH860 View Post
6 months later the damaged areas look better than New Orleans 2+ years after the hurricane.
Sad but true.
__________________
1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-22-2011, 01:46 AM
jplinville's Avatar
Conservative
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Dayton, Ohio region
Posts: 305
It would have been a cure to constipation...
__________________
1987 560SL
85,000 miles




Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by

Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-22-2011, 04:04 AM
Can't Know's Avatar
Registered Slacker
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sunny CA
Posts: 733
Hard to imagine that. The thing that seemed odd to me was that he left the wipers, though.

That impact at the end seemed pretty significant, too.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-22-2011, 08:12 AM
The Safety Geek
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Sudbury, Massachusetts
Posts: 254
Wow.
Imagine the energy involved in moving all that water; as well as moving all the debris, etc.
It took seconds to go from driving down the road, to everything being under water in seconds.
It sounds trite, but the expression "don't mess with mother nature" really seems accurate in that clip.
Thanks for posting the link.
__________________
1992 500SEL 25K
1995 E320 40K
1995 SL600 120K
2002 JX8 Sport 43K
2005 Volvo S40 95K
2006 Isuzu NPR 304K (Frankencamper)
2007 Crown Victoria 150K
2014 Smart Electric 20K
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-22-2011, 08:27 AM
Botnst's Avatar
Banned
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: There castle.
Posts: 44,587
One thing that intrigues me about tsunami (and storm surge) is the sediments and debris have got to dramatically increase viscosity. So as it moves it must either slow down or increase in heat, right?
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 12-22-2011, 12:38 PM
lutzTD's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Lutz, Florida (N of Tampa)
Posts: 2,461
it makes you wonder if you would try to ride it out or take your chances running to a building.... not much time to decide.

this was cool too

Disappearing Car Door
__________________

1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 12-22-2011, 03:11 PM
cmac2012's Avatar
Me, Myself, and I
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Redwood City, CA
Posts: 38,440
Amazing stuff. I guess there are worse natural disasters than Tsunamis, maybe super volcanoes and/or giant asteroid strikes.
__________________
1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 05-07-2012, 07:44 AM
jplinville's Avatar
Conservative
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Dayton, Ohio region
Posts: 305
Amazing Spam...

Is there a way to filter this crap out??

__________________
1987 560SL
85,000 miles




Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by

Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:44 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2026 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page