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rehosted since remote linking was broken.

Anyways, this'd be my reaction to them:

haha, that's pretty clever. I think I'd buy some if I ever saw them :)

I have GOT to get me some of those [grin]

Best. Car. Accessory. Evar!

You know what would look funny too? A balloon that looks like a person holding onto a rope. :P

or a dog on a leash....

or Wile. E. Coyote Chasing you with one of his various ACME gadgets...[grin]

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Original post by Strider_Hiryu or Wile. E. Coyote Chasing you with one of his various ACME gadgets...[grin]

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I'm sure those would break a few laws.

First, you are doing something on purpose to distract other drivers. I'm sure that is a $50-100+ ticket. Then there is the bit about unlicensed trailers that I'm sure a cop that is having a bad day will hit you with.

And then there is also your own safety. Those look like to have them on lines long enough to look good at high speeds, and low speeds they're long enough to touch low wires,...

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Original post by Talroth I'm sure those would break a few laws. First, you are doing something on purpose to distract other drivers. I'm sure that is a $50-100+ ticket. Then there is the bit about unlicensed trailers that I'm sure a cop that is having a bad day will hit you with. And then there is also your own safety. Those look like to have them on lines long enough to look good at high speeds, and low speeds they're long enough to touch low wires,...

Ahh.. but where's the fun in being safe? I live near a major Naval Air Base, so there is always a CHANCE. The local police would probably be like "WTF?".

with a little luck those things will get stuck on a power line somewhere... thall will be FUN!!!! you will have the sparks and explosions, MORE REALISTIC!!

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Original post by Talroth I'm sure those would break a few laws. First, you are doing something on purpose to distract other drivers. I'm sure that is a $50-100+ ticket.

I doubt you could ticket someone purely for having a distracting modification to their car. Otherwise, where are all the tickets for people that have crappy/outdated bumper stickers ("Vote for Carter!")? Or what about those hippies that paint their vans in obnoxiously loud colors?

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Original post by idloco with a little luck those things will get stuck on a power line somewhere... thall will be FUN!!!! you will have the sparks and explosions, MORE REALISTIC!!

If it touched a power line, the most probable outcome would be that it would bounce off of it, possibly damaging the baloon. It could also rupture the rope holding it, and damage your truck if you tied it to something that isn't solidly attached. That being said, nothing prevents you from making the ropes shorter and only having one baloon.

The lower power lines are insulated, so sorry, no sparks for you!

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Original post by kSquared Quote: Original post by Talroth I'm sure those would break a few laws. First, you are doing something on purpose to distract other drivers. I'm sure that is a $50-100+ ticket. I doubt you could ticket someone purely for having a distracting modification to their car. Otherwise, where are all the tickets for people that have crappy/outdated bumper stickers ("Vote for Carter!")? Or what about those hippies that paint their vans in obnoxiously loud colors?

No, but I believe if something extends from your back farther than about a foot, legally you need to put a red flag on it...

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Original post by OBeH Quote: Original post by kSquared Quote: Original post by Talroth I'm sure those would break a few laws. First, you are doing something on purpose to distract other drivers. I'm sure that is a $50-100+ ticket. I doubt you could ticket someone purely for having a distracting modification to their car. Otherwise, where are all the tickets for people that have crappy/outdated bumper stickers ("Vote for Carter!")? Or what about those hippies that paint their vans in obnoxiously loud colors? No, but I believe if something extends from your back farther than about a foot, legally you need to put a red flag on it...

Maybe not everywhere.

Road laws differ from state to state.

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Original post by Max_Payne Quote: Original post by idloco with a little luck those things will get stuck on a power line somewhere... thall will be FUN!!!! you will have the sparks and explosions, MORE REALISTIC!! If it touched a power line, the most probable outcome would be that it would bounce off of it, possibly damaging the baloon. It could also rupture the rope holding it, and damage your truck if you tied it to something that isn't solidly attached. That being said, nothing prevents you from making the ropes shorter and only having one baloon. The lower power lines are insulated, so sorry, no sparks for you!

ahhh that takes all the FUN! out... :(

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Original post by idloco Quote: Original post by Max_Payne Quote: Original post by idloco with a little luck those things will get stuck on a power line somewhere... thall will be FUN!!!! you will have the sparks and explosions, MORE REALISTIC!! If it touched a power line, the most probable outcome would be that it would bounce off of it, possibly damaging the baloon. It could also rupture the rope holding it, and damage your truck if you tied it to something that isn't solidly attached. That being said, nothing prevents you from making the ropes shorter and only having one baloon. The lower power lines are insulated, so sorry, no sparks for you! ahhh that takes all the FUN! out... :(

most of the 'lower' lines aren't power lines, they're telecom. Most places put them lower than power lines because they are more often worked on.

Also, "insulated" lines aren't much protection, most of the plastic/rubber put on the lines is there more to protect the lines from the weather, and some are even there just to make them easier to handle before they're installed. A year or two after being up, most of those insulation is so rotted and cracked that it offers 0 protection.

Still, something I wish more officers would hand out tickets is for illegal lights. People that add those stupid neon lights to their cars and drive around with them on.

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So simple, yet so funny. :)

I wonder what they look like from different angles. Like directly from the side they look good but maybe from behind you'd be like WTF is that thing. I think it looks good in pictures but I don't know about it on a real car. Still a cool idea though.

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Original post by Max_Payne Quote: Original post by idloco with a little luck those things will get stuck on a power line somewhere... thall will be FUN!!!! you will have the sparks and explosions, MORE REALISTIC!! If it touched a power line, the most probable outcome would be that it would bounce off of it, possibly damaging the baloon. It could also rupture the rope holding it, and damage your truck if you tied it to something that isn't solidly attached. That being said, nothing prevents you from making the ropes shorter and only having one baloon. The lower power lines are insulated, so sorry, no sparks for you!

Power lines are rarely insulated. I've never seen it around here, even with low-hanging ones in residential and commercial areas.