giant waterslide jump
rallain | May 16, 2010I am excited. This Wednesday, the MythBusters are doing the giant water slide jump. Maybe you are new to the internet and you haven't seen this video. Here it is:
And since it is as old as the hills, of course I have already analyzed it - actually twice. First, the video is fake - but it is an excellent fake. Here is another site with details on how this was created.
What did I look at in my previous posts? Here is a summary.
The video is difficult to analyze because of perspective changes.
Even with these problems, nothing says it has to be fake. The vertical acceleration during the…