Ever looked at the traffic jam on your way to work one day and thought: “I could backflip this and save so much time…”? Turns out you can actually backflip a hatchback — a Mini Cooper to be precise — but only in a very specific and very icy set of circumstances.
Just remember, don’t try this one from John Cooper Works at home. [YouTube]
Thats just pretty basic engineering calculations in action. Once they know the precise weight and weight distribution (to calculate the moment of inertia) of the mini cooper as well as the angles and heights of the ramps it's simply a matter of telling the driver to hit the ramp at speed = xxx.
But still cool to watch.
THANKS, BUZZ KILLINGTON.
Awww. you explaning it was like getting told Santa isn't real.
DON'T you be talking shit about Santa!
Backflip a Veyron...
Now do it with a twist
The Mini Cooper was dead all along.
I see what you did there.
I see it.
Now do it in a truck.
Now do a barrel roll
To clarify, its a Mini Countryman, rather than a Cooper.
forward flip
Aww look at it's little rally tires and suspension
Awwwwww
Now do it in a 'real' Mini