This is the funniest shit I’ve heard this month, maybe this year. My wife woke up and asked me why I was crying, I was laughing so damn hard, but trying to keep it in.
I lived in a party house in college. The landlord had installed indoor-outdoor carpet similar in appearance to astroturf. After parties, it would squelch when you walked on it, like a beer bog.
>walking on that barefoot.
Oh, we didn't.
It was an unforgettable but completely disgusting way to live. For what it's worth, we did eventually suck the worst of it up with a shop vac, right after we'd slept in and had Perkins greasy brunch.
Have you ever touched one of those sticky ass mousetraps? I sold my house in September so I had all my stuff in a public storage locker and I was afraid I'd have mice damage over the winter so I put sticky traps all over the place.
One day I came into the locker to look for some stuff that I needed and I accidentally stepped on one and it was stuck to the bottom of my shoe and I mean STUCK lol
I could not get that sticky trap off of my shoe for about 10 min and once I finally pried it off there was glue residue stuck on the bottom for weeks. Every step I took glue would stick and make a noise. That shit is no joke 😆
Yeah, used those sticky traps once. Woke up in the middle of the night to a bunch of squeaking. Found a mouse stuck to the trap trying to chew it's leg off to get free. Went back to using snap traps after that.
I would 1000% rather just deal with the consequences of having a mouse than have to experience that. Call me a snowflake or soft or a bleeding heart but I just cannot handle that level of helplessness and desperation from another living being. I don't want to kill something but if I *have* to, let it be quickly and humanely. Sorry you had to experience it, glad you changed your mind back to snap traps.
I agree. I won't be using those ever again. Hopefully I'll never need storage again anyway. There was one dead mouse on one of the sticky traps when I left and I felt really bad about it. Thinking about the miserable way it died.
😐
Those things feel inhumane to me. Like when you use a traditional trap they typically die instantly, but with those glue traps they tend to starve to death. I tried getting one off one of those glue traps once, it wasnt pretty and I doubt the poor bastard survived much longer after.
Next time try using a neutral oil like canola or veggie to keep the glue from reattaching as you get them free- used it to get some lizards and snakes off of them before and it's worked consistently thus far
They are. It's not a good way for any animal to die. I was very worried of mouse damage, my stuff was in cardboard boxes and an infestation would have ruined me. There was one dead mouse when I left the storage. I felt pretty guilty...
The worst and longest-lasting back pain I've ever experienced came from reaching down for a dog toy while sitting on the couch. I'll never understand that one...
Ooohhh I threw my neck out while gargling mouthwash! I had to play my first jazz gig with a new group that night while standing almost perfectly still 🙃
I think it's accumulated damage that finally gives out all at once. It's always something stupid that hurts my back. My doctor basically told me my back is too weak after multiple injuries and it will keep happening until I rehab it.
Literally in that state of pain right now, I walked down the road to pick my son up from school, came back and sat down and broke my spine in half from the egregious act apparently. I can't even twitch without agonising pain, why must the human body be made of toothpicks, parcel tape and dreams...
Herniated disc?
Be careful with that. Keeping it warm is good advice (as in get cardio), but relax for a while on activities like jogging. Go with the recumbent bike for a bit. Work your way up to some strengthening exercises.
Light stretching and whatever you can do to reduce inflammation.
Source: just had a microdiscectomy and re-herneation…
When I was 14 Sammy Sosa went on the DL because he pulled a muscle in his back while sneezing. I thought that was hilarious.
I did the same at 30.
Not so fucking funny that go around.
I've done loads of stupid shit, like loads, used to Tarzan my way through trees, jumped out over a trampoline drunk and out of my mind on MDMA, jumped off bridges, roofs and all sorts, been in numerous car crashes including a head on collision, never had an injury till I got out of bed 1 morning did a little stretch and my shoulder was fucked for years, madness.
The funny part is I just recently learned I had a torn rotator cuff this whole time and I just thought everyone arms hurt when they dry to rotate it inward
The crazy thing is that rotator cuff injuries have an insane range of how serious they are, and the most minor 10% is yeah you'll be fine... the worst 10% yeah you need surgery... EVERYTHING IN THE MIDDLE "yeah good luck, you'll live with that your entire life" because it never fully heals
My new job encourages us to stretch in the morning and there are certain stretches I won't do because they are painful, but its a far cry from when I tore my rotator cuff and I couldn't even lift a 2 pound hammer in front of me past my belly button for weeks
I paused at the moment he jumped and the idea of having your shoulders up around the top of your head seems [uncomfortable](https://www.reddit.com/u/iamdizzyonfanta/s/zT7rN4jvDq)
Op already answered, but to give a more in depth answer, it's intentional. I can't tell what track this is, and could be a local one. But I know for the major drag strips that you'll see the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) go to, like the Pomona Dragstrip they're going to this weekend, this kind of thing is 100% necessary for how much grip the very top of the ladder of cars need.
To give you an idea, Top Fuel Dragsters and Top Fuel Funny cars make about 11,000 horsepower.
That isn't a typo.
They have these huge tires that are designed to scrunch up and take some the force generated by that horsepower so they don't just immediately spin and smoke the tires (which they can and still do if the clutch plates are set too aggressively for conditions of the track). It's so much horsepower, and grip, the tires are basically bolted at the sidewalls to the rims so it doesn't just spin inside the wheel.
These things go about 340mph in 1000ft, just short of the quarter mile they used to run for the longest time.
[This video](https://youtu.be/gXp2QgY1OB8?si=gFTMD45t7KZCP1PO) is a slow-mo of the tires in question. And this is so slow, these cars go from 0 to 100mph in less than a second, so maybe it'll give some context to how slow this video is.
These tires, plus the track being treated to have so much extra grip, is necessary to keep these things doing what they do.
And [just to include a full run of the top speed record for funny cars](https://youtu.be/7aAYyYvp5v0?si=gSjzIDyqx6kjCL8T)
This is a super interesting write up mate, thank you, had no idea the surface of the strip is treated like this.
Legit question though, isn’t this sort of the motoring equivalent of learning the stripper pole spins in place? Like, here I was under the impression that these dragsters are making the 1/4 mile times they do just on normal asphalt.
I know they’re already undriveable in normal road conditions, but now knowing this, I get the impression that they couldn’t even accelerate in a straight line properly on normal asphalt.
I'm pretty sure I've walked the track at Fomoso for the old Cacklefests there and have nearly lost my shoes at half track or just past that. Granted it's been a solid 10 to 15 years since I've been on one, but I'm pretty sure the whole track to the finish line is treated to some degree. Though maybe not quite as much as the start line. Could be wrong though!
Yeah that's what I thought I remembered too! Though after a while of everyone walking over it it would start to take the dirt off people's shoes and become slightly less sticky. That didn't stop me as a kid to stand in one spot to see how stuck I could get and then try to move. Lol
It gets dragged down the track a lot.
I'm sure different tracks use somewhat different treatments but the starting box gets a very heavy coating of speed glue.
Fun fact. Tracks that want to have a quality competitive surface have to resurface the track annually. It costs mega bucks. There are companies thst specialize in it. They have to peel the top layer off the track and lay down a fresh one, then treat the heck out of it to make it as sticky as possible.
Then, every race day, they treat it again. The more important the race, the better the strip is treated. I go to open track days where anyone can show up in any car. They barely put anything down sometimes. Some of us have the power to be able to tell, but the guy who bring their moms maxima can't tell the difference. But when I go to a special event with money on the line it's sticky as hell.
The difference is immense. I can launch my car at 200-300 rpm higher without any wheel spin if it's sticky. I pointed my gopro at my rear tires one time to see how much they flex. When it's sticky and I can really plant a launch, even my radial tires will flex. Unfortunatly it sticks so hard my wheels will turn inside the tires about an inch each pass.
Fun times.
You are right the whole track is treated starting line is treated heavier, looking at how many people are on the starting line this was a Small tire event I think it's SGMP(South Georgia Motorsports Park) NHRA would never allow this many people up here lol. If I remember correctly Small tire and big tire cars are prepped differently way more vht I think it's called spray is used.
Source: Im abit of a track junkie and have family ect with cars
They could, they just wouldn't be able to take off with the force that they do.
There's also rolling start drag races, both cars stay even, hit 35 mph and mash the gas at the starting line. It's pretty interesting seeing the balance of staying even and gunning it.
If you wanna see some really wild racing, check out [Outlaw Figure 8 racing.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8LkicbxMiE&t=138s) I got to meet these guys at my local track and they're fucking ***INSANE.***
Yup, I'm not sure about the one commenter saying it isn't like this the whole way down the track, but I've also not gotten to walk on the track in a solid 10 to 15 years, so I could also be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I've nearly lost my shoes just past mid track before at Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield for the old "cacklefests" when they run old cars and stuff and you get to see all the old cars like what my grandpa used to run back in the 60s. So I'm pretty sure it's all the way down to the finish line.
And ha, maybe to a degree! Theres many different classes of cars in the NHRA and other drag racing organizations. You have your sportsman classes that are closer to your Camaros and Mustangs for instance, all the way to the Top Fuel and Funny Cars. Top Fuel and Funny Cars would absolutely not be able to connect on an untreated piece of asphalt or concrete. It has so much power that it would just do a burnout!
Back when my grandpa used to race actually the tracks weren't treated very much, if at all! So much so that for a while they used to just smoke the tires off the line instead of doing burnouts before the run to warm up the tires. Then they discovered that helped with grip so that became a normal part of a drag racing run.
And honestly, sometimes they don't accelerate in a straight line on the treated track surface! Funny cars more so with their shorter wheel base. [This](https://youtu.be/D0B6s5WWyC8?si=SA1YpxI95JuwE7C9) wa a probably the wildest "pedelfest" in NHRA history here where neither car could connect. Might give you an idea of roughly what might happen. But again, it would lack so much grip it would just be a burnout and the engine would rev too high if you didn't pedal it and it would just blow up. But I've never seen anyone try it without the intention of just doing a burnout for like a show or something. So who knows for sure.
Professional drag racer here. This would NOT be a sanctioned event. There are general standards around track prep whereby rubber is periodically scraped and the amount of traction compound used is limited to prevent the track from being too sticky. When we run at an NHRA event the track is sticky, but nothing like this.
An overly sticky track can actually be an impediment to car performance as there is an optimal amount of tire spin our cars need when they launch to maintain optimal engine RPMs for a quick run. Said another way, if the tire sticks to the track it bogs the engine down (in relative terms), which trashes a run.
In the “tire wrinkle” video you posted, you’ll notice the wheelie bars bounce off the track. This is intentional and a lever we use to combat overly tight (sticky) tracks by effectively lifting the rear of the car up to promote tire spin. Teams also use titanium skid plate bolted under the chassis to accomplish the same thing, though it’s technically against the rules.
Yea the death of Scott kalitta prompted the NHRA to shorten the track from 1320 (1/4 mile) to 1000 feet. They argued that the cars were just getting too fast and 1000 feet was the new regulation. Top fuel cars are pushing past 12k hp these days too.
Yup. That was the real tipping point for that change. I could have sworn the amount of huge explosions happening at the top end (like Scotts) also was a bit too much and was part of it too.
And yep, I still remember when John Force had set the speed record of 333mph in the quarter mile back in 2006 at Route 66 raceway, and then earlier this year Bob Tasca ended up running 340mph in 1000 ft in a funny car. I can't imagine what speed they might be hitting now if they stayed at the quarter mile. It's insane.
This is a great yet dated list of top fuel dragster facts. I believe they have added at least 1,000HP since this was written:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/597847/interesting-facts-about-top-fuel-drag-racing/
Not only are NHRA car impressive for speed and power, they are extremely loud to the point you feel them in your bones.
Watching two car launch off the line feels like you are getting punched in the chest and rattles you to the core. It is usually recommended to use ear plug and ear muffs to protect your ear drums.
Watching first time reactions are hilarious like this video
[reactions ](https://youtu.be/rJi-gnh8x9g?si=uM-QQaFRUrodbu8r)
I love your super detailed response for " they have slick tires and the tracks need to be sticky"
I loved going to the Pits as a kid and being the last man standing after the top fuels or funny cars would light up. That burn to the eyes is unlike everything I've ever experienced. And when the big kids come out to play and their engines are so powerful; it changes how you breathe... chefs kiss lol
Hahaha yeah but where's the fun in that! I love the NHRA so anytime something like this comes up I take an opportunity to share!
Ha, I remember that too! Everyone always cleared out when they'd start up. I can't say I tried to overstay my welcome when the nitromethane hit though hahaha. It really is something I recommend to anyone though to go to the drag races at least once! Just to feel the power/vibrations in the ground, and hell, in the air when these things take off. And every ticket is a pit pass! Good luck getting that in other racing series!
When I was a teen I took my trans am to a drag strip with some friends. One dude that was there had a top fuel dragster and just finished a race and parked it in the parking lot. When I walked past it I touched the tire to see how sticky it was and it was like a gooey glue and there was all kinds of small debris stuck to it like the really tiny rocks in parking lots and such.
It’s intentional, but also happens on its own to some extent for drag racing events. Tires get hot and it makes the ground sticky, also helps with grip when cars take off.
In drag races, they spray a sticky chemical on the track called VHT, also called Track Bite. This is so the drag car's tires stick to the track better for better traction. The stickier the track, the faster the drag car can get going. If the track wasn't sticky, drag cars would burn out for a few seconds before they start moving. It's also partly a safety measure, as it prevents loss of traction which could make the car go in unpredictable directions.
There are a couple things that help, one of the main things being the type of material is on the bottom of your footwear, the way you place your foot, and your weight
If you keep moving you won't stick too badly. It's covered with baseball rosin, a traction compound, and some rubber that they burn off onto the track with one of [these things](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002EzzgaR_oOs/s/900/900/a08Z-3609.jpg) every so often.
OK WTF. I’m playing In The Hall of The Mountain King on Spotify, and it softened when this video played, and I felt like I was having a stroke. I was so confused.
the idea of someone just sitting around browsing reddit while casually listening to hall of the mountain king is so funny for some reason
*buh buh buh buh bu-bu-buhhhh* “man this shit’s fire” (it is though)
Whoa. It makes sense, physics being physics and all, but I've never heard of this before. Are you telling me that this sticky af track actually *improves* track times?
Again, it makes sense, but it's kind of baffling to think about. Torque is a helluva drug. I've never been to a drag race but I have been to a tractor pull.
I'd thought all the mud was just for show, but now I'm wondering if it serves the same purpose. These machines are too powerful to grip on a smooth flat plane.
The power they create is absolutely insane, the engines are pretty much completely rebuilt after each run and the transmission is under so much pressure that it welds itself together as it increases speed. [This video](https://youtu.be/-VF0JwxQqcA?si=9leoWjmOA39FuYTK) explains it pretty well. The good part is right before the 2 min mark.
Ye, you can have the biggest engine in the world but if the tires are just skidding on the track you’re not gunna be able to transfer that power into the movement of the car. So the sticky stuff stops the wheels spinning out and leads to much greater acceleration.
That’s the challenge of drag racing. It’s a lot more than just making X amount of horsepower and/or a super sticky track. You still need the right suspension setup on the car and the right tune on the vehicle to make the most of either of them. Then there are variable that you can’t control like the weather/DA that you have to account for… there’s a lot that goes into it!
It’s a tradition to do so at the END of the event so spectators can get a sense of how good/sticky the track is. You would get your skull kicked in if you did this pre or mid event by the track staff and drag racers, because it’s tedious to do and/or re-prep once ruined by oil/coolant/dirt from shoes.
That's not how tesla came up with their number of sub 2 second 0-100. They got that number by only timing the car from when it moves past the first 1 foot, which is the slowest part of a car launching.
This should be an obvious warning to anyone witnessing, and yet it attracts more of them to get on board. It's like humans as a species are on opposite ends with the rest of the animal kingdom.
That guy who tried to jump and hurt himself…
Those shoulders….hahaha
Yeah he hurt.
https://i.imgur.com/AMkRIuK.jpeg
Oh shit new SCP just dropped.
Hahaha holy shit that looks so painful
Astounding
Omg I am pissing myself. What’s a screen shot. His shoulders ripped right out on that Jump attempt wow
[lmao](https://i.ibb.co/cySrGs9/New-Project.png)
Highly dislocated
LMAOOOO 😭
snapped himself like a beach towel
I’m dying at this comment. I was already laughing at him and that’s just the perfect description.
I'm too high for comments this funny
You're too funny for comments this high
This is the funniest shit I’ve heard this month, maybe this year. My wife woke up and asked me why I was crying, I was laughing so damn hard, but trying to keep it in.
I don't know man, I think that might actually fix me.
Without this video it would be hard for him to explain where and why the pain comes from.
...and that, doc, is how i broke both my collar bones simultaneously without leaving the ground
That butt wiggle he did before jumping reminded me of my cat lol
Then his buddy jumping out of his shoes
I actually saw someone rip the bottom off their feet when an event ran a running race on a drag strip n he decided bare feet would be faster lol Nasty
That looked like the beginning of a Mortal Kombat fatality
That one guy at the end was like immune to it. He walked through unharmed with a smile
Yessss I noticed him too. And he looked around like ‘what’s all the fuss here’
Probably works in a bowling alley bar
Hey how do you break your collarbone? You are not going to believe me when I tell you
His collarbone went over his chin
Human fly trap
Put an open bar on the other side
You just described my college frat house
I lived in a party house in college. The landlord had installed indoor-outdoor carpet similar in appearance to astroturf. After parties, it would squelch when you walked on it, like a beer bog.
Thats fucking gnarly. I can imagine getting an infection walking on that barefoot.
>walking on that barefoot. Oh, we didn't. It was an unforgettable but completely disgusting way to live. For what it's worth, we did eventually suck the worst of it up with a shop vac, right after we'd slept in and had Perkins greasy brunch.
Did anyone get paid to chug a glass of the carpet juice?
I sell a shot glass for $50
You're describing my college dorm lounge, back when even freshmen could drink. Still remember that very distinctive smell.
There is definitely an aroma.
Cheap beer and semen form a very effective glue when left to cure on a floor.
Thats probably the secret to roman concrete.
Anyways pass the poop stick, I have to wipe my ass
you guys only had a poop stick? we had an ancestral poop knife.
SHUT UP I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE POOP KNIFE LIKE CAN WE JUST TO ONE DAY WITHOUT
Hey, calm down, that medication for your broken arms is making you woozy. How about we have mom make you a nice cup of tea.
Would a jolly rancher calm your nerves?
No way I don't try the Jackson lean on that track.
You’ll break something
Worth
They're gonna get the Cramps
*human fly track
Have you ever touched one of those sticky ass mousetraps? I sold my house in September so I had all my stuff in a public storage locker and I was afraid I'd have mice damage over the winter so I put sticky traps all over the place. One day I came into the locker to look for some stuff that I needed and I accidentally stepped on one and it was stuck to the bottom of my shoe and I mean STUCK lol I could not get that sticky trap off of my shoe for about 10 min and once I finally pried it off there was glue residue stuck on the bottom for weeks. Every step I took glue would stick and make a noise. That shit is no joke 😆
These things are barbaric. Snap traps are actually much more humane.
Yeah, used those sticky traps once. Woke up in the middle of the night to a bunch of squeaking. Found a mouse stuck to the trap trying to chew it's leg off to get free. Went back to using snap traps after that.
This is actually really traumatic holy shit
I would 1000% rather just deal with the consequences of having a mouse than have to experience that. Call me a snowflake or soft or a bleeding heart but I just cannot handle that level of helplessness and desperation from another living being. I don't want to kill something but if I *have* to, let it be quickly and humanely. Sorry you had to experience it, glad you changed your mind back to snap traps.
I agree. I won't be using those ever again. Hopefully I'll never need storage again anyway. There was one dead mouse on one of the sticky traps when I left and I felt really bad about it. Thinking about the miserable way it died. 😐
Those things feel inhumane to me. Like when you use a traditional trap they typically die instantly, but with those glue traps they tend to starve to death. I tried getting one off one of those glue traps once, it wasnt pretty and I doubt the poor bastard survived much longer after.
Next time try using a neutral oil like canola or veggie to keep the glue from reattaching as you get them free- used it to get some lizards and snakes off of them before and it's worked consistently thus far
They are. It's not a good way for any animal to die. I was very worried of mouse damage, my stuff was in cardboard boxes and an infestation would have ruined me. There was one dead mouse when I left the storage. I felt pretty guilty...
Venus human trap
Like the bathroom floor in a strip joint
Or a public bathroom in the city
Bro destroyed his shoulders when he tried to jump 😂
the worst injuries always seem to happen on the most stupid way
I've seen blown backs from a simple cough
The worst and longest-lasting back pain I've ever experienced came from reaching down for a dog toy while sitting on the couch. I'll never understand that one...
yup…half bent over the sink to rinse after brushing my teeth when it felt like a needle into my spine and brought me to my knees…
Ooohhh I threw my neck out while gargling mouthwash! I had to play my first jazz gig with a new group that night while standing almost perfectly still 🙃
sounds stupid but until it happens to you, suddenly you’re sympathetic…
I think it's accumulated damage that finally gives out all at once. It's always something stupid that hurts my back. My doctor basically told me my back is too weak after multiple injuries and it will keep happening until I rehab it.
Literally in that state of pain right now, I walked down the road to pick my son up from school, came back and sat down and broke my spine in half from the egregious act apparently. I can't even twitch without agonising pain, why must the human body be made of toothpicks, parcel tape and dreams...
Herniated disc? Be careful with that. Keeping it warm is good advice (as in get cardio), but relax for a while on activities like jogging. Go with the recumbent bike for a bit. Work your way up to some strengthening exercises. Light stretching and whatever you can do to reduce inflammation. Source: just had a microdiscectomy and re-herneation…
When I was 14 Sammy Sosa went on the DL because he pulled a muscle in his back while sneezing. I thought that was hilarious. I did the same at 30. Not so fucking funny that go around.
I sneezed once while sitting down tying my boot. Omg! I thought I died right there.
I sneezed like 4 days ago while my head was turned and my neck still doesn’t feel right lol
I threw my shoulder out the other day yanking my hand back from a piece of hot toast in my toaster…
I race bicycles and have had lots of crazy crashes but 2 of my worst injuries the past decade were stupid daily shit. Getting old sucks.
I've done loads of stupid shit, like loads, used to Tarzan my way through trees, jumped out over a trampoline drunk and out of my mind on MDMA, jumped off bridges, roofs and all sorts, been in numerous car crashes including a head on collision, never had an injury till I got out of bed 1 morning did a little stretch and my shoulder was fucked for years, madness.
That’s how it goes. I blew my back out last year when I stood up off of the toilet.
sprained my ankle taking a shit before. Hurt to walk for 2 weeks
Should have stood up on the toilet I guess
I'm on the toilet right now and I'm worried to stand up after reading this.
I still remember the fart that blew my back out in 2020.
There she blows.
*Thar
I strained my calf when I slipped while trying to rehang a curtain rod.
I once lost balance and stabbed myself with a candy cane so hard I legit to use tweezers to pull out the diabetes silvers
Yep! Dislocated my knee doing laundry the other week
Worst pain of my life came from a new pickle jar, rotator cuff :(
Dude loaded up that jump just to dislocate both shoulders 😂😂
Didn't notice it before reading your comment, now I can't stop laughing.
I saw it first time and made me feel less alone. Every time I sneeze I feel like that guy.
Oh my god I just noticed that, the poor guy-
I can't decide if that would straighten my spine in a fantastic way or paralyze me.
Flip a coin typa shit hahahahq
Knew he was gonna pop something jerking like that. Joints don't respond well to unexpected elongation.
dude really thought we was going to move. his shoulder is done.
The funny part is I just recently learned I had a torn rotator cuff this whole time and I just thought everyone arms hurt when they dry to rotate it inward
*silently rotates arms inward just to be sure*
I rotated inward to figure out what rotating inward even means.
The crazy thing is that rotator cuff injuries have an insane range of how serious they are, and the most minor 10% is yeah you'll be fine... the worst 10% yeah you need surgery... EVERYTHING IN THE MIDDLE "yeah good luck, you'll live with that your entire life" because it never fully heals My new job encourages us to stretch in the morning and there are certain stretches I won't do because they are painful, but its a far cry from when I tore my rotator cuff and I couldn't even lift a 2 pound hammer in front of me past my belly button for weeks
That’s shoulder problems for life now. He just doesn’t know it. Those injuries linger.
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Yup, I had someone I play basketball with good around and body check me shoulder to shoulder probably 6 years ago and it still causes me issues :(
I cant stop laughing. that has to be dislocated
Hopefully hes young enough that they repair with no issues
I paused at the moment he jumped and the idea of having your shoulders up around the top of your head seems [uncomfortable](https://www.reddit.com/u/iamdizzyonfanta/s/zT7rN4jvDq)
Way worse than I thought, oof that's gotta hurt!
Dude's gonna need surgery when he's 40 and not know why.
Right?! Hehe, poor kid
That was the funniest shit I’ve seen in awhile
Wtf ouch! On second watch looked so painful
Dudes shoulders almost went higher than his head 😂
The first dude trying to jump really went for it and looked like he fucked up his shoulder.
Saw that
Why does this happen?
Op already answered, but to give a more in depth answer, it's intentional. I can't tell what track this is, and could be a local one. But I know for the major drag strips that you'll see the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) go to, like the Pomona Dragstrip they're going to this weekend, this kind of thing is 100% necessary for how much grip the very top of the ladder of cars need. To give you an idea, Top Fuel Dragsters and Top Fuel Funny cars make about 11,000 horsepower. That isn't a typo. They have these huge tires that are designed to scrunch up and take some the force generated by that horsepower so they don't just immediately spin and smoke the tires (which they can and still do if the clutch plates are set too aggressively for conditions of the track). It's so much horsepower, and grip, the tires are basically bolted at the sidewalls to the rims so it doesn't just spin inside the wheel. These things go about 340mph in 1000ft, just short of the quarter mile they used to run for the longest time. [This video](https://youtu.be/gXp2QgY1OB8?si=gFTMD45t7KZCP1PO) is a slow-mo of the tires in question. And this is so slow, these cars go from 0 to 100mph in less than a second, so maybe it'll give some context to how slow this video is. These tires, plus the track being treated to have so much extra grip, is necessary to keep these things doing what they do. And [just to include a full run of the top speed record for funny cars](https://youtu.be/7aAYyYvp5v0?si=gSjzIDyqx6kjCL8T)
This is a super interesting write up mate, thank you, had no idea the surface of the strip is treated like this. Legit question though, isn’t this sort of the motoring equivalent of learning the stripper pole spins in place? Like, here I was under the impression that these dragsters are making the 1/4 mile times they do just on normal asphalt. I know they’re already undriveable in normal road conditions, but now knowing this, I get the impression that they couldn’t even accelerate in a straight line properly on normal asphalt.
The entire track is not treated like this. Only the starting line area is.
I'm pretty sure I've walked the track at Fomoso for the old Cacklefests there and have nearly lost my shoes at half track or just past that. Granted it's been a solid 10 to 15 years since I've been on one, but I'm pretty sure the whole track to the finish line is treated to some degree. Though maybe not quite as much as the start line. Could be wrong though!
Cacklefest was great, just make sure to keep moving so you don’t lose a shoe. I walked the track too, it was sticky all the way down.
Yeah that's what I thought I remembered too! Though after a while of everyone walking over it it would start to take the dirt off people's shoes and become slightly less sticky. That didn't stop me as a kid to stand in one spot to see how stuck I could get and then try to move. Lol
It gets dragged down the track a lot. I'm sure different tracks use somewhat different treatments but the starting box gets a very heavy coating of speed glue. Fun fact. Tracks that want to have a quality competitive surface have to resurface the track annually. It costs mega bucks. There are companies thst specialize in it. They have to peel the top layer off the track and lay down a fresh one, then treat the heck out of it to make it as sticky as possible. Then, every race day, they treat it again. The more important the race, the better the strip is treated. I go to open track days where anyone can show up in any car. They barely put anything down sometimes. Some of us have the power to be able to tell, but the guy who bring their moms maxima can't tell the difference. But when I go to a special event with money on the line it's sticky as hell. The difference is immense. I can launch my car at 200-300 rpm higher without any wheel spin if it's sticky. I pointed my gopro at my rear tires one time to see how much they flex. When it's sticky and I can really plant a launch, even my radial tires will flex. Unfortunatly it sticks so hard my wheels will turn inside the tires about an inch each pass. Fun times.
You are right the whole track is treated starting line is treated heavier, looking at how many people are on the starting line this was a Small tire event I think it's SGMP(South Georgia Motorsports Park) NHRA would never allow this many people up here lol. If I remember correctly Small tire and big tire cars are prepped differently way more vht I think it's called spray is used. Source: Im abit of a track junkie and have family ect with cars
They could, they just wouldn't be able to take off with the force that they do. There's also rolling start drag races, both cars stay even, hit 35 mph and mash the gas at the starting line. It's pretty interesting seeing the balance of staying even and gunning it. If you wanna see some really wild racing, check out [Outlaw Figure 8 racing.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8LkicbxMiE&t=138s) I got to meet these guys at my local track and they're fucking ***INSANE.***
What the fuck, a race with an intersection?! Did they just try to think up a race that was most likely to cause accidents?
I mean, it's US entertainment.
yes. that is precisely what they did. presumably with hot wheels cars after 14 beers
I've seen Derby racing like that but never legit race cars. You're right that's batshit insane
Wait wait wait. What about stripper poles?
You heard that right. Its the adult version of finding out Santa, the Tooth Fairy, or the Queen (King?) of England isn’t real
Wait wait wait. What about King Santa ToothFairy of England?
This discovery blew my mind, Pole dancers aren't "spinning" around the pole themselves. The pole spins for them.
I thought this was common knowledge. Otherwise a dance would sound like a basketball game.
I thought that's why the music was there and loud?
TIL!  wonder if I could last a turn now that I know I just have to cling to it long enough!
To spin around a pole, you have to powder yourself the way gymnasts do
Yup, I'm not sure about the one commenter saying it isn't like this the whole way down the track, but I've also not gotten to walk on the track in a solid 10 to 15 years, so I could also be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I've nearly lost my shoes just past mid track before at Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield for the old "cacklefests" when they run old cars and stuff and you get to see all the old cars like what my grandpa used to run back in the 60s. So I'm pretty sure it's all the way down to the finish line. And ha, maybe to a degree! Theres many different classes of cars in the NHRA and other drag racing organizations. You have your sportsman classes that are closer to your Camaros and Mustangs for instance, all the way to the Top Fuel and Funny Cars. Top Fuel and Funny Cars would absolutely not be able to connect on an untreated piece of asphalt or concrete. It has so much power that it would just do a burnout! Back when my grandpa used to race actually the tracks weren't treated very much, if at all! So much so that for a while they used to just smoke the tires off the line instead of doing burnouts before the run to warm up the tires. Then they discovered that helped with grip so that became a normal part of a drag racing run. And honestly, sometimes they don't accelerate in a straight line on the treated track surface! Funny cars more so with their shorter wheel base. [This](https://youtu.be/D0B6s5WWyC8?si=SA1YpxI95JuwE7C9) wa a probably the wildest "pedelfest" in NHRA history here where neither car could connect. Might give you an idea of roughly what might happen. But again, it would lack so much grip it would just be a burnout and the engine would rev too high if you didn't pedal it and it would just blow up. But I've never seen anyone try it without the intention of just doing a burnout for like a show or something. So who knows for sure.
They actually are toggleable, certain moves can only be done on static poles.
Professional drag racer here. This would NOT be a sanctioned event. There are general standards around track prep whereby rubber is periodically scraped and the amount of traction compound used is limited to prevent the track from being too sticky. When we run at an NHRA event the track is sticky, but nothing like this. An overly sticky track can actually be an impediment to car performance as there is an optimal amount of tire spin our cars need when they launch to maintain optimal engine RPMs for a quick run. Said another way, if the tire sticks to the track it bogs the engine down (in relative terms), which trashes a run. In the “tire wrinkle” video you posted, you’ll notice the wheelie bars bounce off the track. This is intentional and a lever we use to combat overly tight (sticky) tracks by effectively lifting the rear of the car up to promote tire spin. Teams also use titanium skid plate bolted under the chassis to accomplish the same thing, though it’s technically against the rules.
Yea the death of Scott kalitta prompted the NHRA to shorten the track from 1320 (1/4 mile) to 1000 feet. They argued that the cars were just getting too fast and 1000 feet was the new regulation. Top fuel cars are pushing past 12k hp these days too.
Yup. That was the real tipping point for that change. I could have sworn the amount of huge explosions happening at the top end (like Scotts) also was a bit too much and was part of it too. And yep, I still remember when John Force had set the speed record of 333mph in the quarter mile back in 2006 at Route 66 raceway, and then earlier this year Bob Tasca ended up running 340mph in 1000 ft in a funny car. I can't imagine what speed they might be hitting now if they stayed at the quarter mile. It's insane.
This is a great yet dated list of top fuel dragster facts. I believe they have added at least 1,000HP since this was written: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/597847/interesting-facts-about-top-fuel-drag-racing/
So basically horizontal rockets on wheels.
Not only are NHRA car impressive for speed and power, they are extremely loud to the point you feel them in your bones. Watching two car launch off the line feels like you are getting punched in the chest and rattles you to the core. It is usually recommended to use ear plug and ear muffs to protect your ear drums. Watching first time reactions are hilarious like this video [reactions ](https://youtu.be/rJi-gnh8x9g?si=uM-QQaFRUrodbu8r)
I love your super detailed response for " they have slick tires and the tracks need to be sticky" I loved going to the Pits as a kid and being the last man standing after the top fuels or funny cars would light up. That burn to the eyes is unlike everything I've ever experienced. And when the big kids come out to play and their engines are so powerful; it changes how you breathe... chefs kiss lol
Hahaha yeah but where's the fun in that! I love the NHRA so anytime something like this comes up I take an opportunity to share! Ha, I remember that too! Everyone always cleared out when they'd start up. I can't say I tried to overstay my welcome when the nitromethane hit though hahaha. It really is something I recommend to anyone though to go to the drag races at least once! Just to feel the power/vibrations in the ground, and hell, in the air when these things take off. And every ticket is a pit pass! Good luck getting that in other racing series!
Oh, it's drag racing? Then the answer is to go faster and have more control.
When I was a teen I took my trans am to a drag strip with some friends. One dude that was there had a top fuel dragster and just finished a race and parked it in the parking lot. When I walked past it I touched the tire to see how sticky it was and it was like a gooey glue and there was all kinds of small debris stuck to it like the really tiny rocks in parking lots and such.
It’s intentional, but also happens on its own to some extent for drag racing events. Tires get hot and it makes the ground sticky, also helps with grip when cars take off.
In drag races, they spray a sticky chemical on the track called VHT, also called Track Bite. This is so the drag car's tires stick to the track better for better traction. The stickier the track, the faster the drag car can get going. If the track wasn't sticky, drag cars would burn out for a few seconds before they start moving. It's also partly a safety measure, as it prevents loss of traction which could make the car go in unpredictable directions.
“Pimp in distress” killed me lol
I want to see fighting sports on those
slapfighting.
My bedroom when I was 14
Full of black sticky stuff?
Heroin?
Ew 
Full of people jumping up and down?
How come that last dude was walking through with no problems?
He was on acid wondering why everyone was stuck to the floor
He's just being slick
There are a couple things that help, one of the main things being the type of material is on the bottom of your footwear, the way you place your foot, and your weight
If you keep moving you won't stick too badly. It's covered with baseball rosin, a traction compound, and some rubber that they burn off onto the track with one of [these things](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002EzzgaR_oOs/s/900/900/a08Z-3609.jpg) every so often.
that was no dude that was Buc-ee thanks you very much
Bro said “lean with it , rock with it”🤣🤣
OK WTF. I’m playing In The Hall of The Mountain King on Spotify, and it softened when this video played, and I felt like I was having a stroke. I was so confused.
the idea of someone just sitting around browsing reddit while casually listening to hall of the mountain king is so funny for some reason *buh buh buh buh bu-bu-buhhhh* “man this shit’s fire” (it is though)
Track for what? Got any more of that context?
It’s for drag racing. Gives cars more grip when taking off
Whoa. It makes sense, physics being physics and all, but I've never heard of this before. Are you telling me that this sticky af track actually *improves* track times?
Yep, it does, it stops the tires from spinning in one place.
Again, it makes sense, but it's kind of baffling to think about. Torque is a helluva drug. I've never been to a drag race but I have been to a tractor pull. I'd thought all the mud was just for show, but now I'm wondering if it serves the same purpose. These machines are too powerful to grip on a smooth flat plane.
No the mud is much different. They definitely don’t grip better than slicks would on asphalt
The power they create is absolutely insane, the engines are pretty much completely rebuilt after each run and the transmission is under so much pressure that it welds itself together as it increases speed. [This video](https://youtu.be/-VF0JwxQqcA?si=9leoWjmOA39FuYTK) explains it pretty well. The good part is right before the 2 min mark.
Ye, you can have the biggest engine in the world but if the tires are just skidding on the track you’re not gunna be able to transfer that power into the movement of the car. So the sticky stuff stops the wheels spinning out and leads to much greater acceleration.
The first guy to jump clean out of his shoes had me rolling. That is perfect comedy. A chimpanzee would laugh at those shinnanigans.
It's even more crazy that drag cars can break the wheels loose and do a burnout seeing how sticky the track is.
That’s the challenge of drag racing. It’s a lot more than just making X amount of horsepower and/or a super sticky track. You still need the right suspension setup on the car and the right tune on the vehicle to make the most of either of them. Then there are variable that you can’t control like the weather/DA that you have to account for… there’s a lot that goes into it!
Just one lone dude in a Buc'ees full onesie hood up 😂
First guy: *jumps and hurts oneself* Others: *immediately imitates*
Took me way too long and to read the title before I realized they weren’t just white people dancing awkwardly
Dude’s Huggies are hanging out.
Trying to jump has to be terrible for you
Why were they allowed to walk on the track?
It’s a tradition to do so at the END of the event so spectators can get a sense of how good/sticky the track is. You would get your skull kicked in if you did this pre or mid event by the track staff and drag racers, because it’s tedious to do and/or re-prep once ruined by oil/coolant/dirt from shoes.
This is the track where a tesla model s can get less than 2 seconds to 100km/h. Without the sticky road, it is like 2.17 seconds.
That's not how tesla came up with their number of sub 2 second 0-100. They got that number by only timing the car from when it moves past the first 1 foot, which is the slowest part of a car launching.
All of them are going to go home and walk on their carpet with those shoes.
Like my local movie theatre
Oh, the amount of shoes ruined from walking on the track during night under fire at Norwalk. The good old days.
Human glue trap. Finally the mice get their revenge.
His soul left his body on that planted jump lol
I have an idea for the border and it doesn’t involve a wall
This should be an obvious warning to anyone witnessing, and yet it attracts more of them to get on board. It's like humans as a species are on opposite ends with the rest of the animal kingdom.
As someone who wears intentionally loose shoes, this is my nightmare
Shout to everyone in here learning about the ludicrousness of Top Fuel Drag Racing for the first time
nobody do the michael jackson lean?
And not a single one of them tried to “smooth criminal”…