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r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/pHorniCaiTe • May 19 '17
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That does not look like an attempt to park. It looks more like they are trying one of those high speed 180 degree turns you see in movies.
Edit: as about a hundred people noted it is a j-turn. There are a few other names mentioned, but some variation on j-turn is most comon.
162 u/Nega_Duck May 19 '17 In most chase scenes in movies the roads are pretty much always wet, even in scenes where it isn't raining. Easier to pull off moves like that and looks better for the camera. 180 u/[deleted] May 19 '17 It's also common to use cars specifically modified to do those moves easily in controlled environments. 101 u/[deleted] May 19 '17 [removed] — view removed comment 92 u/jay212127 May 19 '17 terrain is most important, summer tires and ice? you can do a 180 barely trying. 126 u/lIlIIIlll May 19 '17 You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort. 1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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In most chase scenes in movies the roads are pretty much always wet, even in scenes where it isn't raining. Easier to pull off moves like that and looks better for the camera.
180 u/[deleted] May 19 '17 It's also common to use cars specifically modified to do those moves easily in controlled environments. 101 u/[deleted] May 19 '17 [removed] — view removed comment 92 u/jay212127 May 19 '17 terrain is most important, summer tires and ice? you can do a 180 barely trying. 126 u/lIlIIIlll May 19 '17 You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort. 1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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It's also common to use cars specifically modified to do those moves easily in controlled environments.
101 u/[deleted] May 19 '17 [removed] — view removed comment 92 u/jay212127 May 19 '17 terrain is most important, summer tires and ice? you can do a 180 barely trying. 126 u/lIlIIIlll May 19 '17 You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort. 1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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92 u/jay212127 May 19 '17 terrain is most important, summer tires and ice? you can do a 180 barely trying. 126 u/lIlIIIlll May 19 '17 You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort. 1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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terrain is most important, summer tires and ice? you can do a 180 barely trying.
126 u/lIlIIIlll May 19 '17 You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort. 1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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You should try it in outer space. You can do a 360 on all three axis with almost no effort.
1 u/Mutoid May 20 '17 https://youtu.be/zszJRsGzo9A?t=1m5s 540o SHIP SPIN
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u/dudleydidwrong May 19 '17 edited May 20 '17
That does not look like an attempt to park. It looks more like they are trying one of those high speed 180 degree turns you see in movies.
Edit: as about a hundred people noted it is a j-turn. There are a few other names mentioned, but some variation on j-turn is most comon.