...and fuck this truck in particular

"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3) 02/20/2017 at 17:15 • Filed to: Truck yeah?

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USS Gerald Ford launches trucks into the water to test its jet catapult.

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Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:20

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It skips 10 ton trucks better than I skip rocks.

Viggen > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:25

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It’s just an 80,000 lbs sled. Not actually a truck.

Nick Has an Exocet > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:26

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Can they do this for the Red Bull Flugtag?

Xyl0c41n3 > Viggen 02/20/2017 at 17:28

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*shrug emoji*

I was just going off the info in the tweet.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:28

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Ok, gimme a second. I’m trying to think of a quasi-useful way to make use of this in warfare other than testing the catapult. Because catapult warfare needs to make a comeback, obviously.

The best thing I can think of is pulling into an enemy harbor and skipping trucks at the docks - which is kind of like a really high-tech way of mooning the enemy and just pointlessly being a douchebag.

Xyl0c41n3 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 02/20/2017 at 17:28

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It’s all in the wrist.

DipodomysDeserti > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:29

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“Former President Gerald Ford died today after he was thrown off an aircraft carrier in his truck.”

Xyl0c41n3 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/20/2017 at 17:32

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I prefer trebuchets. So much more graceful!

Xyl0c41n3 > DipodomysDeserti 02/20/2017 at 17:33

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#TruFacts

#FactCheckedOnMyRacistUncle’sFacebookPage

#SuperDuperTrue

#FordWasHeardYellingThatVaccinesCauseAutism

benjrblant > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:42

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Dying to know what the body damage from a water impact at that speed would look like.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:49

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Or in the 484 MJ catapult :)

facw > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 17:59

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They really are:

facw > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 18:04

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facw > benjrblant 02/20/2017 at 18:08

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They recover and reuse the sled, so I’d imagine not too much. Wouldn’t be shocked if they need to replace wheels/axles though, one would imagine they are not as sturdy as the giant block of steel that is the body of the sled.

interstate366, now In The Industry > DipodomysDeserti 02/20/2017 at 18:24

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“It’s a former president, Tom. Are you going to try and tell me he’s not delicious?”

comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > Xyl0c41n3 02/20/2017 at 18:56

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“Freshly cleaned, Ran when dunked, No Scammers or BS, I know what I have at the bottom of the port”