BMW Mechanic in KERS Shocker

[Elmo187]

FUS RO DAH!

[wogyy]

Kers is fucked?

[borrelliantonio]

Will it blend? That's the question !

[arrayeniqma]

bzzzzzzzztttt!!

[DangerRussianTourist]

Можно использовать как противоугонку.

[NottinghamForest22]

Shouldn't it be Sauber mechanic?

[twistednormal]

@NottinghamForest22 why is that?

[AshHill07]

@NottinghamForest22 It was still BMW Sauber back then.

[NottinghamForest22]

@AshHill07 true. My mistake.

[sackcheck]

denied 

[broolstoryco1]

did he died?

[Verliebt]

@broolstoryco1 no

[lolatcomedy]

Thank u DC race should restart now

[tomwhit1982]

DC should have said "i watched this vid on youtube and lol'd"

[Durusial]

I know I shouldn't laugh, but it's too funny.

[tomwhit1982]

DC should have said "i saw this vid on youtube and lol'd!"

[21RENAGADE]

start the race! Its stopped raining!:O

[bbcboy1234]

starting up again now tho

[iow100]

raining has stoped!!

[suicidec]

DC and Brundle legends.

[one4theditch]

Yeah DC, mentioned , long ol boring bit a drama

[BWisevideo]

shocking what we do like sheep while waiting for the F1 to restart! :-)

[214Pixie]

If they find 23 of those street sweepers clearing the track we could have a great race!

[sumittodo]

wow we are alot of sad people arnt we :-))

[zujik]

5:04 am in Australia, not much else to do except watch twitter and look for videos that Martin and DC are talking about. Nasty accident that 1994 Suzuka race was for Martin, looked that up too.

[EllsMurray]

I am so glad DC mentioned this, it's rather funny :D

[iow100]

@EllsMurray we most certanly are :D

[paulwj55]

Yep. DC got me to see this. Hope the rain stops soon!! Shame about Hamilton, but he does seem a bit of a hot head at the moment! :(

[dadford123]

Yep, I'm here cause of DC. saw this clip a few years ago, but thought it was fake / prank. Still not convinced!

[puressence73]

Cheers David, better than what we have on TV at the moment!!!!

[ashleyjez]

This vid is gonna get 10000 more hits thanks to the bbc

[chrisscott27]

BBC! David you hero!

[svernond]

Coulthard brought me here!

[bigshotruss]

Cheers dc, ha

[revodes21]

Yep! Me too - thanks DC!

[britishskater54]

Here because of BBC1

[Selggo]

David Coulthard you legend!

[paulwj55]

Yep. DC got me to see this!!!

[mrmactknife]

Thumbs up if u searched for this because of David Coulthard

[stiggerq]

Cheers David !!

[iow100]

nice 1 DC



[Tatsumaruishida]

yep bbc f1 brought me here... damn rain :p

[austinallegro31]

cheers dc.

[Furrowbrow]

Well it's not as if the GP is more exciting than Youtube just at the minute. Cheers, DC.

[tenaciousgaz]

Dc just made this lads views soar!!!!!

[dacosta1972]

Cheers DC

[baggio850]

I am!

[kingcoc1]

ha look how many views coulthard brought here in a few seconds

[sumittodo]

me too



[chrisscott27]

haha cheers david!

[robertwhitting]

DClol

[scoobcfc616]

thank helmet head coulthard!

[PoisonedAl]

Me, I'm here because of the BBC too.

[LieLestoSbrat]

Cheers DC

[ashjohn997]

Thumbs up if you looked for or posted these comments without actually watching the video first

[moscato47]

Hahaha awesome! Good'ol BBC

[123yourfacce]

Thank you David (':

[liamcicada]

thumbs up if David Coulthard brought you here :)

[rossodinho08]

just herd coulthard mention this on bbc :)

[sh0507]

The bbc made me want to watch this

[robertwhitting]

DC lol



[spacedUK07]

thumbs up if Canadian f1 brought you here!

[vausie95]

Like if you just watched this after hearing about it on tv :D

[ashjohn997]

Thumbs up for all those poor birds who don't have shoulders

[Danjrvs17]

DC brought me here :D

[Fordemups]

Cheers David!



[ashjohn997]

Thumbs up if Coulthard's commentary brought you here

[GussetMonkey]

@ashjohn997 lol, yep

[Generaleenutts]

@ashjohn997 yes it did...bet that hurt

[Generaleenutts]

@ashjohn997 yes it did...bet that hurt

[Verliebt]

@ashjohn997 it sure did

[noelL380]

Me mate just heard them talkin of this clip

[bbcboy1234]

@tomwhit1982 DC should have said "SHUT UP TOMWHIT1982"

[tomwhit1982]

@bbcboy1234 haha i lol'd

[LordEnwar]

I think KERS had nothing to do with the actual shock. The description merely says they were testing KERS, not that KERS shocked him.

[413dt]

@SteX1986 NATCS!!

[TheBbergner86]

So thats what KERS does?

[pakkinen]

@TheBbergner86 give high voltage discharges to ppl

[Dragon7F1]

@TheBbergner86 Saves the energy from braking and uses it on acceleration

[ThEtErRoRiZeR1134]

00:05



[thefoppa1000]

what caused this anyway?

[MMMA3STROHD]

@thefoppa1000 the KERS system, which restores kinetic energy from braking.

[AkatsukiRei]

@MMMA3STROHD WOW MR. obvious I think we all know that, He probably wanted to know why did the KERS shock him, what variables caused it to do that.

[MacMillanSniper]

@AkatsukiRei Since the material which the car is made of obiouvsly conducts electric current,or there was too much static on the car,caused by the KERS system,therefore everyone who touches a KERS installed car,wears protective rubber gloves,which prevent this from happening...HAPPY?

[AkatsukiRei]

@MacMillanSniper wasn't me that wanted to know. :/ but thanks for reminding me.

[LordEnwar]

@MacMillanSniper  He must have touched the frame because the body is carbon fiber

[MacMillanSniper]

@LordEnwar Carbon fiber conducts electricity quite well



[LordEnwar]

@MacMillanSniper Wow I just tested some with a multimeter.  I never knew that even with the resin!

[MacMillanSniper]

@LordEnwar Well,now you know :)

[izzat10]

touch dooowwnnn!

[MrPat1978]

Klien: "I didn't touch anything!"

[brukins]

What a shocker!

[megaspeed2]

lmao look at the pit crew guy on the left, he just turns round like ......."uhhhhh why are you on the floor?"

[paddy34able]

ouh, that musta hurt!

[ToroRosso20]

Klien must have said, "WTF?"

[dasPhaen0MEN]

fake...

[fredferrari18]

nice video

[P8524]

LOL. I want this like security system for my car.

[hosusto]

KINETIC energy recovery system. not electric!!!

[TJolteon]

@hosusto Kinetic energy is turned into electricity.

[marek0086]

@hosusto ~hey dumbass.... it turns KINETIC energy into ELECTRICITY!!!

[hosusto]

@marek0086 marek pierdol się w swoją tłustą dupę.Ty pierdolona parówo.Powiedz kto cię spłodził to cię pomszczę!!!!

[GOTMAXPOWER5433460]

That doesn't look like an electric shock ,it looks more like acting

[flamboayant]

imbecile!

[didickcheeseburger]

kers (as shown in this video) should be used as an anti-theft device in production vehicles.

[marek0086]

@didickcheeseburger~ The electricity would dissipate quite quick into the air. So it wouldnt really work.

[didickcheeseburger]

@marek0086 yeah but the guy that got knocked down doesnt know that. you really think he wants to try and touch it again to find out? and let that be a lesson to anyone who saw him get knocked on his ass as well.

[slungbungdungclung]

@Warlock2212 Some teams had development going on in 2008, so it might be a 2008 chassis with a prototype KERS system.

[flamboayant]

you fuckin' idiot!

[nickforthetitle]

thats scary

[wahaya2]

I know its horrible and everything but from this perspective it just looks like the mechanic's touching the car suddenly triggered a childhood memory that prompted him to recoil in horror. Or something....XD

Hope he's okay though....knowing what happened, that looks nasty....

[patrickrueegg]

He died after the accident

[jukguy]

no he didnt!

[heatseekin]

Sorry I meant Nice Ad...

[heatseekin]

Nice aid Petronas (BMW's Main Sponsor).

[RCAddicts]

i think its not because of the KERS, i think it because of the driver switching off the car,some cars they would make a very loud sound before coming to a stop.

[jalit]

Lame excuse to not use KERS. Seems like some oil company set up going on here.

[beyblader10171]

looks like mclaren have the best kers, im surprised that bmw arent running their kers

[mamdu90]

was funny, yes. xD

[Fuckdencio]

lol

[herkie12345]

Sorry for the man

but that was funny

[flyasfastasyoucan]

really funny

[jraybay]

I like how the only guy not wearing gloves rushed in and touched it lol.

[ChromatopelmaDude]

KERS rules, but it's dangerous stuff. The Red Bull-building that caught on fire was because of a KERS-testing gone wrong.

It's like nuclear power. It's a miracle-system, but if it ain't used and installed right, it could get ugly...

[Nikateer]

That is a 100% F108 car!

[aitoman]

maybe its the 2008 setup with KERS, like saw with McLaren in winter test, 2008 rear wing and testin with KERS

[corianderM]

that is not the 2009 f1 car...it doesnt have KERS system rights?

[fenhen]

They were testing the KERS system before the 2009 car was built. Obviously they couldn't use KERS in 2008, but this way they could gain information about it.

[delevito]

Que golpe.

[boyracer45]

tht's wht u get for forgetting ur gloves! lol

[SteX1986]

Nice Anti-theft car system... lol

[THeasianbuddy]

epic fail??

[KirchheimerKnight09]

big epic fail^^

[notororiouslebo]

LOL

[86kinky86]

Tak czy siak szkoda mechanika

[sokipniewy]

haifeld ty debilu chesz ludzi zabić ?:D

[felek933]

To nie Nick tylko Klien(tester)

[TCSC47]

Also, F1 teams know all about static and have discharging strips in the pit lane to discharge any charge that may build up and be conducted through to the metal parts of the fuel system possibly causing ignition sparks, if not dealt with.

[TCSC47]

This is clearly a put up job. Resin covered carbon fiber IS an insulator. Test it for yourself with an ohm meter ( local electronics shop - £5 to £10 ) on some kevlar sports equipment.

It is also probably not static. Static will build up on a non conducting surface, but will not be able to deliver much current to a small point such as a hand, because of the non conducting nature of the material. You get a shock off your metal car because the metal easily conducts all the charge to your hand.

[dave00075ie]

boring video

[sprucemaroose]

boring comment

[ericambrosecoon]

I have been noticing some small vents next to the radiator inlets, specifically on the BMW and McLaren, are these part of the KERS system?

[rockplannet1]

No. Those are to help air flow freely through the side pod. If you imagine as the car is moving the air gets forced into the wide pod.. it would slow down the car, but if you have holes or gaps in the back of it... the air flow can travel through the side pod and also be sucked up by the engine at the same time.

[hamiltonf1champ08]

ops he wont be doing that again in a hurry hahahaha

[venicehood13]

that mechanic got one hell of a shock did you see the guy touch the car since he was already grounded he went flying, there was a short some where that was storing that energy the guy had bare hands while everyone else had gloves on,hahaha funny good old lucas the prince of darkness.

[mikedundee1979]

I dont understand the use of this system. I though an alternator was enough to run electronics on a car...Is it simply some kind of experiment?

[matt106666]

it provides around 6 seconds of boost

[zaction]

It also heats a cup of coffee and runs margarita mixer ;)

[hamiltonf1champ08]

No it stores wasted energy from braking in a battery then the drivers press a button and it gives them 84 more bhp

willams are using the flywheel version

it can take upto 6 seconds a lap off the times

[SeanCF1]

Not 6 seconds a lap off your time, it gives you an extra 84BHP for around 6 seconds each lap, should you wish to use it.

[sh1monn]

difference per lap is around 0.3s / depending on how long the track is

[jalit]

Every car that has it is winning the races and overtaking everyone from the start very well. Alternators usually rob the engine of some of its power to charge a battery, this system takes wasted energy from braking and stores it in the battery. Then an electric motor adds an extra 80 horsepower or so when he presses a button.

[vnshiju]

That's research... as good as it can get :P

[realcode04]

He'd be dead. Hence the "One hand in pocket' rule (look it up). It only take 3/4 of a amp thru the heart to kill ya. As you can see, it went thru his arms and thus his chest. A electrical KERS is a high-current system. Plenty of amps to kill a man several times over. This was BMW's lame way of protesting KERS.

[camsy83]

If you look a bit closer you'll see only one hand touches the car body, the other touches the grip of the steering wheel which I doubt would conduct electricity.

[wakojako49]

yah the steering wheel is made from carbon fiber.

[camsy83]

While carbon fibre itself is an excellent conductor, the material the steering wheel is made of will be a carbon fibre reinforced composite with some sort of polymer matrix. I'm not sure, but I would think the material as a whole would be an insulator.

[flyingferrari]

what do u think the body is made of? Its carbon fibre (same matrix/similar matrix as the body)... which mean its a conductor rather than an insulator. Because there is resin doesnt mean electricity can not travel. There isn't a whole lot of thickness to the resin there for cant insulate enough to prevent that ability to transfer a current.

[camsy83]

Of course, really didn't think that through...

[TCSC47]

Quite a bit less than 3/4 A.

50 mA, or so, can cause paralysis of the heart and/or lungs if it passes through them. Hence RCDs are set to work at 30mA and 1st aid for electric shock (after first disconnecting the victum safely from the source of the electric current!) is mouth to mouth resus and heart massage if neccessary.

As you say the "hand in the pocket" rule is a good idea. It has probably saved me from excessive shocks! Also it is a good idea to remove metal rings and jewellery

[Nuzgu]

use the anti-static gloves, kkkkkkk

[JoeyMisanthropy]

Wow, you F1 guys sure like to argue and neg rep each other about what KERS is and what it does. 

Kinda sad when Google explains everything. :(

[thekino]

Really KERS? Really?

[tjbayliss]

The cause is static caused by driving an aluminium car 200mph around a track on rubber wheels...

ROFL - You'd think mechanics would know the cause. Dumbasses.

[GarJE]

Nowt to do with KERS. Just static, which any F1 car builds up while racing. The mechanic completed the circuit to earth, as it hadn't driven over the earthing strips, causing a shock.

[clubkid43]

u notice he was the only one not wearing rubber gloves ?!?!

[pdc210258]

KERS definately exist because the project for my degree is ON KERS technology. during high speed, air-friction can cause a static charge to build up with the plastic resin in the carbon fibre. having such a high potential difference beteen bodywork and KERS unit could have cause this. notice the mechanic touches 1 side of the cockpit then completes the circuit by touching the other side and earths the charge. the units probably weren't properly or fully insulated at this stage, hence testing?

[daniyouand]

maldito kers!

[Mechmaniac77]

It says that the mechanic had got an electric shock due to the conductive carbon fiber body of the car. They don't know where the current come from, but it was in occasion of the first test of KERS in F1. Electric KERS can erogate currents of about 250-650 volts, so, if the problem were in it, could be very dangerous also for a human being.

[YodaX3]

I'm italian, i confirm

felipecaetano15. The speaker says that there's nothing to do with the KERS...

It's only electrostatic.

[papaparasakura]

Bmw Sauber super electric car!!!(New Weapon)

[jesuselgato]

hahaha felipe you amuse me, i'd like to see someone get a static shock that big, this mechanic had to go to the hospital for his injuries, this WAS KERS related, and if you look at the cars for the 2009 season they have HIGH VOLTAGE warning stickers on them. this is a legit video!

[RIPPERTON]

That was so fake.

You can see that that was not a real electric shock. It was acted to create fear about KERS systems because oil companies are scared about losing profits

[kamalmichael]

yes. it looks like an act

[Boratlon]

No one is safe...

[escapeout]

how could you be so fucking retarded honestly do you believe what you say or are you saying it for attention

[budbundy87]

what an idiot you are.

[realcode04]

Faker than a MF. I work with juice. Ive never seen anybody react like that when shocked. When shocked your body goes stiff immediately (microseconds).. and IF you can let go, you BOLT back like Mike Tyson punched ya. You don't just roll over like that. Fake Fake Fake I got shocked one time and couldn't let go. If i hadn't have fallen over I never would have let go. What a bunch of crap that act is.

[shadowplay1991]

why would he want to make it look worse than it was? give me one good reason