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My brain doesn't work fast enough...
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...to even process the video of this, let alone actually do it.
Vid not sped up.
Part 1.
Part 2.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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The commentary is hilarious! I can hardly understand anything he's saying, and I can usually handle "thick" accents! Ha!
Other than that -- HOLY CRAP!
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Spectacular videos, reminds me of the taxi drivers in NYC.
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"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
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You're joking right? I could understand him fine.
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I've played far too many racing games for this to phase me. As an added bonus, I found the framerate a little low.
Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² 
You're joking right? I could understand him fine.
For bonus fun, turn the captions on.
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I love the road marking.
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Reason: Forgot about the swearing, nsfw.)
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
Why are you trying to sneak your anti-homeopathy shite into my lovely thread about fast motorcycles? 
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That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Why are you trying to sneak your anti-homeopathy shite into my lovely thread about fast motorcycles?
Because I wasn't, and the affects of placebo and nocebo are relevant to the discussion? Listen to the opening bit where he tells everyone he'll be talking fast, then goes on about placebo.
If you watch a second time, he's not talking fast.
A preconceived notion has a remarkable affect on your ability to assimilate information with what you think is fast.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
If you watch a second time, he's not talking fast.
He's not talking fast the first time around. Neither is he hitting 200 over the mountain.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
He's not talking fast the first time around. Neither is he hitting 200 over the mountain.
They've obviously studied the course and generally know the turns. Also, as you're going faster, you brain works differently in reaction, attention, and retention of detail.
I'm not saying it's not extremely difficult or it's not fast, it's just not as fast as you're making it out to be. I think you're just fooling yourself into thinking it is, hence the video.
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I used to ride motorcycles. You don't have to go fast to genuinely scare the poo out of yourself-you just have to get some really good leans going and have the road make you switch back and forth. It's sort of like seasickness that way. If you add fast to it, that's really, really scary. These riders on the Isle of Man are quite batty. More so than flat-track motorcycle racers, more than motocross riders, more than (I think) bicycle messengers during rush hour. Extremely off their rockers.
I didn't think the commentary was particularly fast. I spent more effort trying to localize the accent than keeping up. And I though Ben Goldacre was hillarious, whatever his subject matter. His presentation itself was much of the humor.
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If my children buy a motorcycle, I will completely understand. And then I will burn it. If they buy another one, I will burn that one too.
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and then for the third, you'll put it into a vat of acid right?
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Yes. And then set that on fire.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
I'm not saying it's not extremely difficult or it's not fast, it's just not as fast as you're making it out to be. I think you're just fooling yourself into thinking it is, hence the video.
Ummm, dude... ...17:26 around the mountain? It's fast. If you don't think it is, you probably don't own a driving licence.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
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The 17:26 around the mountain thing reminds me of that scene from Beavis and Butthead Do America where the Hoover Dam tour guide is going on about how many gallons of water pass through the dam, and Butthead says "uh, that's not very much".
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Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²
You're joking right? I could understand him fine.
Yeah, me too - don't see what the problem is.
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