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LA to Oregon at Mach 9

Kallahar writes "Last April I hooked up a video camera to my front bumper and drove from Los Angeles to Oregon. The video is finally done; it's sped up 95x which makes the trip a mere 6 minutes long. To do the recording I hooked up a VCR inside the car and recorded in real time, then captured the entire thing to the hard drive and changed the framerate of the avi. The camera and VCR only cost about $50 total, which makes for a fairly affordable hobby/art project."

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  1. Big file by tpearson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posting a link to a 65mb file on your own site is brave.

    1. Re:Big file by Yorrike · · Score: 5, Funny

      He should do a movie called: "Slashdot posting to server crash at mach 9".

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    2. Re:Big file by xmas2003 · · Score: 4, Funny
      When my Christmas Lights got Slashdotted in 2002, a 40-amp circuit breaker actually popped at the ISP ... which makes a great story, but realistically it was almost certainly co-incidental. More "fun" was watching my neighbor's reaction in 2003 when the Christmas Lights starting going on and off at the throttled maximum rate of once/5 seconds.

      You can read more at my Slashdot Effect on Christmas Lights page.

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  2. You realize by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That I can prove you were speeding using this, right?

  3. makes the trip a mere 6 minutes long by skimitar · · Score: 5, Funny

    About as long as the life-expectancy of his server

  4. Despite speeding it up 95x... by Texas+Rose+on+Lava+L · · Score: 4, Funny

    The 5 is still boring as hell.

  5. The camera and VCR only cost about $50 total by Zardus · · Score: 4, Funny

    However, after the server exploded due to Slashdotting and started a huge fire resulting in the destruction of his house, the neighborhood, and most of LA, the total cost of the trip was estimated at 8.5 billion USD.

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  6. Re:New Orleans to Seattle... by tx_mgm · · Score: 4, Funny

    :snip:...took a picture every minute...:snip:....1 frame per mile

    I hope you stayed out of the fast lane doing this, grandpa!
    kidding...kidding...

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  7. Sign of the times on The Coast by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    In about 30 of the frames I could have sworn I saw geeks on the side of the road with "Will Code for Food" signs.

  8. California 7A88404, Thats me! by aardwolf204 · · Score: 4, Funny

    California 7A88404, That was me!

    3:39 seconds in

    Is it just me or at the 5:00 point does it looks like he started speeding like a bat out of hell?

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  9. Re:Ads? by Johnathon_Dough · · Score: 4, Funny
    I don't know why I am bothering to an AC...but...

    For what it's worth, living in both LA and SF I almost never hear it refered to as "interstate 5" it is reffered to as either "highway five", or more often, just "the five".

    Actually, even more often it is referred to as "what? you mean I HAVE to take the fucking five!?"

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  10. Re:Thanks WHAT?! by Lord+Prox · · Score: 4, Funny

    I enjoyed watching your video. Thank you for making it!

    [sarcasm]
    This is /. you are not supposed to THANK anyone for doing anything useful/creative/interesting with technology you are supposed to bitch/complain/nit pick. Now get with the program.
    [/sarcasm]

  11. ROAD TRIP by BrookHarty · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, now if you slow it down, you can find out exactly where he lives! Turn at the white fence!

    First one there, MOBLOG IT!

    GO!

  12. Just be sure to turn your camera off when... by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just be sure to turn your camera off when you drive past Barbra Striesand's House.

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  13. actually a slashdotting would sound like this by nounderscores · · Score: 4, Funny

    #1:"Hey, we're getting a lot of traffic from..."
    #1 & #2: "SLASHDOT!!!"
    #2:"quick redirect all traffic to that goatse.cx guy's website!"

  14. Re:He seems a dangerous driver (serious) by mpmansell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, our situation in Europe is a bit worse, because it's illegal to overtake on the right.

    Unless you are in the UK where its the only side you are allowed to pass on :)
  15. Re:He seems a dangerous driver (serious) by tiled_rainbows · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is your duty to be as far right as possible

    Ah, I knew there was something funny about your political system! Thanks for clearing that up. It all makes sense now.