88 MILES AN HOUR!
Although I’m not planning on it, if I died today I would die a happy man.
I have seen the light. It was amazing. It never went over 88mph but that’s ok by me. I like it here in this time.
Now to explain the crazy…
Sooo Megan and I are driving back from dinner with Chris and his Megan last night when it happens. The following dialog is completely true and I can only hope to blame it on the immense surge of adrenaline and nerdenaline (yeah, what it sounds like) at the time…
Megan: ::talking while driving::
Jacques: ::looking out the window as 5 lbs of mexican food and a margarita slouch towards Bethlehem::
Jacques: OH MY GOD! CAR! THE CAR!
Megan: Should I turn around?
Jacques: U-turn. U-TURN!!!! BACK THE WAY WE CAME! U-TURN!
Megan: ::Hauls on the wheel. The car hurtles back up the street. ::
Jacques: THERE IT IS! 88 MILES AN HOUR! 88 MILES AN HOUR!!!!
I will now share with you the sight that apparently claimed my adrenal gland, my sense of self-preservation, and my ability to articulate my feelings in full sentences.
The images aren’t great, but you try to get a shot of something so amazing it rips the very fabric of time and metaphor… from a recklessly driven car… at night… with a phone… uphill both ways.
The car from the side. You can see the engine and fission core in the back. The blue glow is a nice touch. That’s right ladies and gents, we’re tailing the time machine from Back to the Future. And it’s amazing.
You can see my shaking hands in the mirror. While you can not tell it from these pictures, I am yelling. I don’t remember what. I’m sure it had 88 miles an hour in it.
I understand it’s hard to see but the little yellow squiggle that you can see through the windshield? Oh yeah, that’s a fully articulated flux capacitor. Streaming little lights and everything.
You can start to see the detail in this car. We followed this guy for 15 minutes. Waaay out of our way. It was totally worth it. This thing had it all. The reactor (old version, not the Mr. Fusion from II and III) the electronics (you could see the date box through the window for setting your “destination”) the blinking lights. It has it ALL.
While the movie car had “OUTATIME” for a license plate, you can’t actually register that as California only lets you have 7 characters. FLUXED is pretty damn good if you ask me. You can also see the fission reactor on the back.
The detail was truly amazing. We ended up losing him right next to universal studios so who knows if it was the real deal but it sure as hell made my night.
Megan and I went joyriding with Doc and Marty :)
88 MILES AN HOUR!
Edit: Sigh… yes, it’s a fission reactor.
Filed under: Amazing, Engineering, Gadgetry on April 19th, 2008
Wouldn’t that be a fission reactor and not a fusion reactor if it were the pre II and III model?
-= Chris
PS: SOOOOO jealous!
Aren’t you glad I made you watch that movie now?
ps. damit Chris, you beat me to the snarky comment!
Zom. Gee. Bearz. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!!!!!! Seriously, if I saw that on the street I would have a nerdgasm and die on the spot!!!! Ohmygod!
*deep breath*
Really, though, you’re my hero for tailing them and posting photos!
Also, Matt had to introduce you to this movie!? I figured it would be one that you’d intrinsically known – in your heart and your soul – since birth. (Or since you were three or so, since it came out in 1985. – _^)
((Obsessive) Editor’s Note: I should have used the word innately, in place of intrinsically. Curses!)
ZOMGBEARZ!!! ^o^
Nerdgasm!