At 4:1 belt ratio, with 1.5" wheels, and a low idle setting on the engine (600rpm) that would be 10mph. Not too bad. He just tensioned too much to start. He needed to bend his knees a bit to allow slipping at the start, then slowly straighten to in increase tension AFTER coming up to speed.
What some men will do to get attention from the woman they love.. Some men will climb a mountain. Martin was going for impressive wheelies.. when sadly a wheel came off
Martin violently rediscovers Ferd’s Ninth Law of Loco-Motion: Always apply thrust equally to both upper and lower halves of any object under propulsion.
And so, the automatic, self-propelled, voice-activated ice cream maker / beer cooler / scooter goes back on the drawing board for fine tuning before its world debut.
We are all on pins and needles waiting to find out if Martin will go back to his drawing board or will he at last hang up his goggles and retire. Tinder-hooks for us all.
Yakety Sax about 1 month ago
Forgot a tension wheel.
seanfear about 1 month ago
a …. 4th law for Newton, maybe?
oldpine52 about 1 month ago
Obviously, he should have applied power equally to both skates.
Zykoic about 1 month ago
60 to 0 in 1 second.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 1 month ago
He expected to " fly like an eagle". Oh the ignominy…..
MeanBob Premium Member about 1 month ago
Like so many before him, he hoped that physics wasn’t paying attention to his activities.
Kaputnik 30 days ago
I expected you to ask what I expected if things didn’t go as I expected. Other than that, I had no Great Expectations.
-Saint- 30 days ago
It is a Monday after all. Martin has the rest of the week to work the kinks out…(of his back).
[Traveler] Premium Member 30 days ago
It looked good in the Acme catalog
P51Strega 30 days ago
At 4:1 belt ratio, with 1.5" wheels, and a low idle setting on the engine (600rpm) that would be 10mph. Not too bad. He just tensioned too much to start. He needed to bend his knees a bit to allow slipping at the start, then slowly straighten to in increase tension AFTER coming up to speed.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member 30 days ago
Good morning Balladeers!
ChessPirate 30 days ago
Well, not that!
cfkelley 30 days ago
Another in the long list of Martin’s humiliating brain-pharts.
Alberta Oil Premium Member 30 days ago
What some men will do to get attention from the woman they love.. Some men will climb a mountain. Martin was going for impressive wheelies.. when sadly a wheel came off
Strider Keninginne Premium Member 30 days ago
When reality crashes an idea.
Captain Oblivious 30 days ago
Martin violently rediscovers Ferd’s Ninth Law of Loco-Motion: Always apply thrust equally to both upper and lower halves of any object under propulsion.
rhpii 30 days ago
Martin forgot the air bag. She arrived later to remind him of his failed expectations.
tims145 30 days ago
“Elbow and knee pads? Pshaw, what could go wrong?”
RPS11 30 days ago
I have not failed I have just found 10,000 ways it wouldn’t work. (Thomas Edison)
mistercatworks 30 days ago
He’s a little concussed but thinks it was something to do with perpetual motion.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 30 days ago
I wonder what that looked like pre-cataclysm.
Impkins Premium Member 30 days ago
Is that a nice way of saying “I told you so!” ?? :)
Captain Oblivious 30 days ago
And so, the automatic, self-propelled, voice-activated ice cream maker / beer cooler / scooter goes back on the drawing board for fine tuning before its world debut.
morningglory73 Premium Member 30 days ago
We are all on pins and needles waiting to find out if Martin will go back to his drawing board or will he at last hang up his goggles and retire. Tinder-hooks for us all.
Chris Sherlock 30 days ago
Well, obviously not that.
gopher gofer 29 days ago
oops, he forgot to martinize it…
Shikamoo Premium Member 29 days ago
Martin certainly wasn’t expecting that!