WahooSteeler Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I think I may have posted this before, can't remember. Anyhoo, I'm sure some of you have seen this before. It's a very famous commercial Honda made for Europe in 2003. There is no computer graphics manipulation, confirmed by snopes.com, yet many people still think it's fake. I'll let some of the physics minds on here have some fun with it. I, for one, can watch it over and over. Second link is a mini-documentary on what it took to make it. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 awesome!! the wipers were my favorite part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 I like the part that drops down on the spring loaded grab handles. More info: 600 takes to get it all to work. $6 million to make. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJA814 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I love the valve stems on the hood!! Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-600JeepMJ Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 :popcorn: ok time for some one to do the same with all there spare comanche parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 CGI. Tires don't roll up hill, nor would you get a little piece of pipe to roll down 2 flip down handles that smooth. Cool, but CGI Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A1TankerTom Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 that is pretty cool....but for real, what is up with the tires? I don't think tires could roll up hill with such a little nudge like they did in the video??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reson46 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I want to know about the tires too, which they left out of the documentary. If there truly is no CGI I want to know how they did that. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jteckmann Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 For the wheels on the ramp, my guess is they used balancing weights at the top point of the resting tires. Give the wheel a nudge, the weight will fall forward, and the force of gravity is enough to "drive" the wheel the short distance up the ramp, where it nudges the next one. EDIT: I looked up the snopes.com article on the ad, and they used weights: For example, the sequence where the tyres roll up a slope looks particularly impressive but is very simple. Steiner says that there is a weight at the bottom of the tyre and when the tyre is knocked, the weight is displaced and in an attempt to rebalance itself, the tyre rolls up the slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 For the wheels on the ramp, my guess is they used balancing weights at the top point of the resting tires. Give the wheel a nudge, the weight will fall forward, and the force of gravity is enough to "drive" the wheel the short distance up the ramp, where it nudges the next one. ding ding ding!! We have a winner! It's called physics. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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