![]() 10/02/2013 at 13:54 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
"Speed never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you."
That's definitely up there in my list of favorite Clarksonisms. So what's your absolute favorite quote from the greatest TV host... in the world?
![]() 10/02/2013 at 13:58 |
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That one's always bothered me, because I'm a pedantic ass. Say, for example, you're stationary in a car (or worse walking across a crosswalk) and you get hit by a speeding bus. Becoming stationary didn't kill you, speed did.
Like I said, pedantic ass.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 13:59 |
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I was going to suggest the TG definition of oversteer but it was actually Hammond, not Jezza.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:01 |
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How hard can it be?
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:01 |
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I will never look at that famous quote the same ever again.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:03 |
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"I've mended something!"
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:03 |
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*Wheel falls off during police car challenge*
*car spins wildly*
"Something's gone wrong with the handling."
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:03 |
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Or how about....wait for it..... POWWWWERRRRRR!!!!!
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:04 |
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Speed never killed anyone, a modulus of acceleration above what a human being can withstand is what gets you.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:06 |
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Doesn't quite roll off the tongue the same way
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![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:12 |
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I'm an engineer, it doesn't need to "roll off the tongue". It needs to be precise. Darn navigators who think everything must sound easy and clear.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:14 |
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“Asking the front wheels of a car to do their normal job of steering while handling more than 170hp is like asking a man to wire a plug while juggling... penguins... while making love... to a beautiful woman while on fire, on stage... in front of the Queen. It's all going to go wrong."
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:14 |
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"That's not gone well"
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:42 |
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POWEEEEEEEEEEEEER!
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:44 |
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I use this all the time.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:44 |
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Its gone badly!
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![]() 10/02/2013 at 14:57 |
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"The Americans lecture the world on democracy and then won’t let me turn the traction control off!”
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:22 |
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I always heard it as "Speed never killed anyone, delta-v is what gets you."
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:22 |
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Ahhhhhh! Lorry lorry lorry lorry! A lot of poo just shot out!
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:24 |
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Those Who Are Last Shall Be Sideways and Smiling.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:26 |
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"That's not gone well."
This has become my replacement for swearing.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:29 |
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V makes much more sense. I feel stupid now.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:29 |
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Hey now, we navigators value precision as well. We just choose to make it concise precision.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:36 |
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Yeah, sure. Precision. You're just shouting random numbers and hoping the driver won't throw you into a ditch.
![]() 10/02/2013 at 15:41 |
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Shhhhhh. You'll blow our cover!
![]() 10/02/2013 at 16:06 |
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Nah. I admit that a co pilot is very, very important .
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![]() 10/02/2013 at 21:05 |
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I think we need a thread of the worst Clarksonisms, i.e. the numerous times he's offended people, most commonly with some racist slip ups.