This is a good try, but there is one thing that they didn't account for: the people riding. They push different at the beginning, they take different lines, which make a huge difference around the corners. They should have done this on a straight run.
Also, the "fattie" wasn't holding a tuck well because he had to hold on to the whatever that was he was carrying.
the tuck doesnt matter; they were well below 25. you dont begin to see the benefits of tucking until then.
what is going on here is simple physics; the "fattie" accelerated faster (watch again you will see im right, he pulled ahead after the decelerated on each flat surface), then the skinny guy caught up because he could take better lines because he didnt have to deal with an effin cinderblock...
u guys r stupid..this dosent prov anything...ur only going 15 tops and both u gys suck...the skinny guy was holding a tuck and the fat ass wasent this is a pointles movie
OH AND I was gunna say, even if the fat and skinny person are equal, think about this (for team riding)
fat person pushes a skinny person, virtually no speed is lost by the fat person and he can gain it back quick anyways.
skinny person pushes a fat person, fat person will barely gain speed and skinny person will lose all their speed and have a hard time catching up. Fat peopls got more inertia.
(inertia is the tendency of objects in motion to maintain a constant speed)
in my opinion though, the skinny person was tucking more than the fat, and on open road, with a good tuck it is plain physics that the fat person gets more momentum.
I bombed silverstar with mischo erban, hes like 170 I think and I was only 140, and he smoked me and my bud.
Mischos top speed on silverstar mountain road is 96, mine is 92. I am pretty sure you can gain about 1kmph per 10 lbs.
Idiots. This whole "experiment" can be proven using a semester of remedial physics. bumsdrums doesn't know what hes talking about
GoFidoGo 1 year ago
@bumsdrums more weight=more momentum
TheEwan425 1 year ago
this is not DH this is uparking fuckwit
TheEwan425 1 year ago
this has way to many flaws
MODESTMOUSE89 1 year ago
love the comments/arguments. however, all of you forgot to factor in the amount of hair (drag) fattie georges has on his body.
lhracer05 2 years ago
This is a good try, but there is one thing that they didn't account for: the people riding. They push different at the beginning, they take different lines, which make a huge difference around the corners. They should have done this on a straight run.
Also, the "fattie" wasn't holding a tuck well because he had to hold on to the whatever that was he was carrying.
sid21345 2 years ago
the tuck doesnt matter; they were well below 25. you dont begin to see the benefits of tucking until then.
what is going on here is simple physics; the "fattie" accelerated faster (watch again you will see im right, he pulled ahead after the decelerated on each flat surface), then the skinny guy caught up because he could take better lines because he didnt have to deal with an effin cinderblock...
robshookphoto 2 years ago
not a very good test, but I like your other vids...heavy peeps def got the advantage on big hills
BurtonRMC 3 years ago
Not to mention board flex, bearings and wheels make a huge difference too.
PartNinja 3 years ago
u guys r stupid..this dosent prov anything...ur only going 15 tops and both u gys suck...the skinny guy was holding a tuck and the fat ass wasent this is a pointles movie
meercat132 3 years ago
OH AND I was gunna say, even if the fat and skinny person are equal, think about this (for team riding)
fat person pushes a skinny person, virtually no speed is lost by the fat person and he can gain it back quick anyways.
skinny person pushes a fat person, fat person will barely gain speed and skinny person will lose all their speed and have a hard time catching up. Fat peopls got more inertia.
(inertia is the tendency of objects in motion to maintain a constant speed)
Lipschitz666 4 years ago
thats a great vid!
in my opinion though, the skinny person was tucking more than the fat, and on open road, with a good tuck it is plain physics that the fat person gets more momentum.
I bombed silverstar with mischo erban, hes like 170 I think and I was only 140, and he smoked me and my bud.
Mischos top speed on silverstar mountain road is 96, mine is 92. I am pretty sure you can gain about 1kmph per 10 lbs.
doesnt sound like much but its a hell of a lot.
Lipschitz666 4 years ago
@Lipschitz666
why didnt you just draft him if hes so fat?
mischo is mischo and you are just you, sorry
lhracer05 2 years ago