Certainly impressive.

Certainly faked, but fun to watch.

Certainly impressive.

Certainly faked, but fun to watch.

NOT faked.
It is a stunt jump from The Man With the Golden Gun....James Bond.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Certainly impressive.

Certainly faked, but fun to watch.

From the wiki

One of the main stunts in the film consisted of stunt driver "Bumps" Willard (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaping a broken bridge and spinning around 360 degrees in mid-air about the longitudinal axis, doing an "aerial twist"; Willard successfully completed the jump on the first take.

It'd be brown trousers time if I was in the vehicle at the time :)

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

Some history on the stunt from Jay Milligan, who created it.
He goes off on other topics afterwards.

It was modeled via computer, but the stunt was very real.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

And as Top Gear proved....
Don't try that one at home.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Certainly impressive.

Certainly faked, but fun to watch.

From the wiki

One of the main stunts in the film consisted of stunt driver "Bumps" Willard (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaping a broken bridge and spinning around 360 degrees in mid-air about the longitudinal axis, doing an "aerial twist"; Willard successfully completed the jump on the first take.

It'd be brown trousers time if I was in the vehicle at the time :)

Good grief! I stand corrected.

Nice photos but the video is better :-)

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Certainly impressive.

Certainly faked, but fun to watch.

From the wiki

One of the main stunts in the film consisted of stunt driver "Bumps" Willard (as James Bond) driving an AMC Hornet leaping a broken bridge and spinning around 360 degrees in mid-air about the longitudinal axis, doing an "aerial twist"; Willard successfully completed the jump on the first take.

It'd be brown trousers time if I was in the vehicle at the time :)

Good grief! I stand corrected.

Hollywood stuntman is not a career I aspire to. However, it is fun to watch.

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BOINC WIKI

And finally, regarding prison breaks, raccoons are better at breaking into things (attics, kitchens, containers of kibble) than they are at breaking out of things. I think my raccoons could be more easily trained as international jewel thieves than as organizers of prison breaks.

I'd like to know which one broke into (well, dumped out) my recycling bin the night before last. It's going to be extra messy to clean up.

Did I mention that when I came home rather (very) late a few nights ago, my headlights illuminated a skunk retreating from my yard, and there was also a baby possum? Yeah, I think I did mention it. Well, here it is again.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I'd like to know which one broke into (well, dumped out) my recycling bin the night before last. It's going to be extra messy to clean up.

What makes you think there was only one raccoon involved?

It has been my experience that weaned siblings forage together initially. I suspect this behavior evolved because it increases their chances of survival. A young female raccoon will eventually leave her sibling cohort and have babies, but bachelor brothers might forage together for a year or more. As nasty as they can be to one another, raccoons are surprisingly social with family members. Like cats and primates, I have seen raccoon siblings groom each other and I have some wonderful video footage of Donna, Marcel and Maggie/Magoo wrestling like kittens in the most playful manner imaginable. In fact, here is one of those videos, taken by Eric a few years ago. Too Many Fermented Plums

Don't get me wrong. Your average raccoon is not above disabling a sibling's leg with a bite wound or taking off a part of a sibling's ear if really provoked! But most of the time, when raccoon siblings squabble, there is just a lot of growling, snarling and baring of teeth. Blood shed between siblings is actually unusual, in my experience.

I'm putting my money on a pair of raccoon bachelor brothers, working together to help ensure that the contents of your recycle bin were properly sorted.

Crowd funding

I've tried that twice, I think, with no success.

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~Sue~

Crowd funding

I have contributed to successful fundraising efforts on GoFundMe and KickStarter. I've also heard of successful campaigns on IndieGoGo.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

I wonder what happens when two driver-less cars want one carpark?

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I wonder what happens when two driver-less cars want one carpark?

The closest one gets the parking spot and the other is doomed to search for another parking spot I'd guess.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Good grief! ranch raccoon???

https://www.walkers.co.uk/

LOL!!!

CNN video...
Bear saves drowning crow in a Budapest zoo.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

CNN video...
Bear saves drowning crow in a Budapest zoo.

:( I can't seem to see it... but the link title is enough to make me give a mushy Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

CNN video...
Bear saves drowning crow in a Budapest zoo.

:( I can't seem to see it... but the link title is enough to make me give a mushy Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

Here is a link to the clip on youtube.
Maybe that will work better for you.
Bear saves crow.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

CNN video...
Bear saves drowning crow in a Budapest zoo.

:( I can't seem to see it... but the link title is enough to make me give a mushy Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

Here is a link to the clip on youtube.
Maybe that will work better for you.
Bear saves crow.

Ahhhh - thanks Mark - was about to go and do a youtube search but you saved me some time :) You're a star! :) Love the way he stopped for a little snack in between the first and second (successful) rescue and then cracked straight back on with lunch :) So sweet! :)

CNN video...
Bear saves drowning crow in a Budapest zoo.

:( I can't seem to see it... but the link title is enough to make me give a mushy Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

Here is a link to the clip on youtube.
Maybe that will work better for you.
Bear saves crow.

Ahhhh - thanks Mark - was about to go and do a youtube search but you saved me some time :) You're a star! :) Love the way he stopped for a little snack in between the first and second (successful) rescue and then cracked straight back on with lunch :) So sweet! :)

I am sure at first the poor bird thought IT was going to be lunch....

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster