Freefall 0101 - 0110 (H)
Freefall 0101

Fun with an open ventilation shaft

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Florence doesn't look comfortable.
Z
Much better.
Freefall 0102

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Sam! Look! I found a “Jet Assist Take Off” rocket!
We'll get home a lot faster using this on our truck.
Helix, do you have any idea how dangerous that would be?
No.
Good. Neither do I. Let's strap this baby on!
Freefall 0103

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Think that'll hold?
No. Better use the whole roll of duct tape.
Where did you come up with a great idea like strapping a JATO rocket to the truck, Helix?
I read it in the “Darwin Awards”.
Isn't that the award you have to be dead to win?
Yes. I guess they don't like long acceptance speeches.

The Darwin Award is a joke award for the most ridiculous death due to one's own stupidity, taking into account the absence of descendants from the deceased. Awarded “for delivering mankind by their death from another carrier of the gene of stupidity”
The idea of such a flight was tested by the MythBusters. As far as I remember, the conclusions were ambiguous (Robot Spike)

Freefall 0104

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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The fuse is lit!
Hurry, Helix! Get in! Get in!
[!4.5]VOOMPH!
That's 20,000 kg. of thrust. Why aren't we moving?
You need to take off the emergency brake.
Ah. Of course. How silly of me.
Freefall 0105

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Taking the emergency brake off now.
I feel the need.
The need for speed?
No, it's more like the need for clean underwear.
Freefall 0106

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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The road seems a lot bumpier at 500 kph.
It gets better further on.
See? I told you it would get better.
Houston, we have liftoff.
[!3.0]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]RR[!0.9]
Freefall 0107

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Sam, we're flying!
It's okay. I'm almost a pilot and I think this truck has air brakes.
But we told Florence we'd take the bridge over the canyon!
Oooh. Right. If she finds out we used a JATO rocket to jump it instead, we could be in real trouble.
Freefall 0108

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Florence is waking up!
Quick! Smile! Maybe she won't notice anything's wrong!
What an odd dream I'm having.
Freefall 0109

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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How are we going to get down?
I don't know. Guess we'd better call for help.
You have contacted Emergency Rescue Services. How may we help you?
Uhm, Hello?
What have you done now, Sam?
You call next time. They're starting to recognize my voice.
Freefall 0110

A truck, a JATO rocket, and duct tape. Three great things that go great together!

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Okay, let me see
if I've got this straight.
You're in a truck, about 500 meters in the air, with a JATO rocket duct taped to the undercarriage.
[!1.1]EMERGENCY
RESCUE
SERVICES
Sam, if this was anyone but you,
I'd swear this was a prank call.
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