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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
I'll second that moving of cars, real or not I don't know, but me and my buddy (approx 205lbs) lifted a smaller car from the rear and spun it sideways for blocking his drive way.
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11-10-2012, 06:11 PM #15Legendary RSR Poster
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11-10-2012, 06:38 PM #16Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
First, it's not 2800 lbs--it's 2390. Second, it's a very different situation to try to pick it up from the side than from the ass end. For an analogy, think of it in terms of a concrete block--it is significantly easier to roll a block pushing against the long side than the short side, because you have a better lever around the center of gravity.
Assuming the COG is on the vehicle centerline, it would certainly not take anymore than 2390/2 = 1195 lbs of force to get it started off the ground. However, it will actually will take less than that, because by grabbing at the siderail of the chassis, he's got some mechanical advantage that he would not have if he were lifting from the point at which the tires touch the ground. In other words, he's getting about 7-8" of work for free. I don't know exactly how much that would help, but it would not be insignificant.
According to wikipedia, the world record for unassisted deadlift is 1015 lbs. While I doubt Upshaw's close to that, I've personally known (and watched) a 220-lb guy who could deadlift 600 lbs. I'm guessing Upshaw is significantly stronger than that.
I definitely would not say it's impossible. I'd go so far as to say it's probably be pretty easy for him with the engine/tranny out...
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11-10-2012, 06:48 PM #17Legendary RSR Poster
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We're arguing minutiae and your own numbers prove my point.
Suppose your math and assumptions are true, he's now in the running for setting a new dead lift record.
He's a strong dude. No doubt about it. But he's not even close to world record type strength.
The commercial is doctored, either via CGI or the car has had a significant amount of weight removed. That's my original point.
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11-10-2012, 07:20 PM #18Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
We're not arguing minutiae. I think it might only take 800 lbs of lift to do it, even with the engine in, as I said in my first post. This would not represent world-record deadlift strength. You, on the other hand, are saying it's impossible.
Be nice if there were a third year mech eng student around. It's actually not that hard to figure this out. I just don't remember which equation to use...
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11-10-2012, 07:37 PM #19Legendary RSR Poster
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Yeah, that bridge is still for sale then.
Seriously though, stay up late and watch one of those World Strongest Man shows on ESPN. They have a hard time flipping over 1,100 lb tires just once.
No human on the planet is going to flip an automobile with its interior and engine in tact.Last edited by HoustonRaven; 11-10-2012 at 07:49 PM.
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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
You are extremely stubborn and when someone else actually knows what they're talking about, you continue with your hunches and gut feelings as if they hold just as much water.
Now obviously he didn't lift it, but because the team would not stand for him risking injury for a commercial.
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11-10-2012, 10:28 PM #21Legendary RSR Poster
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11-11-2012, 03:58 AM #22
Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
I don't see that company spending money on CGI for a YouTube commercial, especially for a product that isn't targeted for mainstream consumers. Even if it's also being shown on TV, still...if it's CGI, then why bother with the duct tape on the windshield?
No, it's probably real, but they removed the engine block and whatever else to reduce the weight.
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11-11-2012, 06:49 AM #23Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
I think the key is Upshaw has no spotters for this stunt/advert
If the No1 draft pick rookie gets injured on a commercial the team would go crazy, it's surely in his contract not to anything that jeopardising his ability to play ball.
Remember sizzle getting injured and ppl kicking off thinking he may have been playing basketball(!) imagine if the story was he may have been shooting an advert!
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11-11-2012, 07:27 AM #24Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: Awesome Courtney Upshaw Commercial
No CGI in this one, and the car is probably intact. The trick is you never see the whole car while it is in a position where Courtney would need to be doing some real lifting. The first flip only shows half the car, with Upshaw visible in the front passenger window. I'm sure the other 3 dudes lifting with him were just out of frame. Anytime Courtney moves the car on his own it is either pushing it over in a way that even a smallish woman could (from it's side to it's back for example.)
So yea... simple camera trickery.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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