How did humans first go fast enough to smash bugs on them
Ever look at bugs on a windshield and wonder when man first went fast enough to smash bugs? Not counting falling off a cliff.
April 24, 2018, 05:31 AM
wilkoi
Cant say that I have.
April 24, 2018, 05:43 AM
tsmccull
Probably happened the other way around. Some unlucky Neanderthal walked out of his cave during a hurricane or tornado and, after he picked himself up, wondered why he had bugs stuck to his teeth!
April 24, 2018, 07:37 AM
71 TRUCK
Seeing this reminds me that love bug season will be starting in Florida soon. I had never heard of them till we moved to Florida in 1999. Learned the hard way you need to clean your car of them as soon as possible. I could not believe they could eat through the clear coat.
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April 24, 2018, 08:31 AM
airsoft guy
You didn't happen to eat any leftover brownies, did you?
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April 24, 2018, 08:33 AM
smlsig
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Originally posted by airsoft guy: You didn't happen to eat any leftover brownies, did you?
DUDE!
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April 24, 2018, 08:50 AM
lyman
when did we start riding horses??
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Originally posted by pbslinger: Ever look at bugs on a windshield and wonder when man first went fast enough to smash bugs? Not counting falling off a cliff.
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April 24, 2018, 09:29 AM
Blume9mm
This discussion reminded me of the far side cartoon:
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April 24, 2018, 10:34 PM
pbslinger
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Originally posted by lyman: when did we start riding horses??
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Originally posted by pbslinger: Ever look at bugs on a windshield and wonder when man first went fast enough to smash bugs? Not counting falling off a cliff.
I think it happened long before then, when hunting by hopping on some animal that took off.
April 24, 2018, 10:35 PM
pbslinger
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Originally posted by smlsig:
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Originally posted by airsoft guy: You didn't happen to eat any leftover brownies, did you?
DUDE!
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April 24, 2018, 10:39 PM
Icabod
Well, when did we first have windshields to squash the bugs?
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April 24, 2018, 10:41 PM
bendable
a year prior to taking drivers education , an old person let me drive her car.
I'd never thought about it before , but it hit me , big time I am driving 50 m.p.h. twords another vehicle thats coming at me at 50 m.p.h. , and we are only gonna miss each other by 3 feet or so
I pulled over and tried to justify driving.
3 feet from certain death , why the hell can't we put the lanes 16 feet apart , at least ?
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April 24, 2018, 10:51 PM
Doc H.
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Originally posted by pbslinger:
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Originally posted by lyman: when did we start riding horses??
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Originally posted by pbslinger: Ever look at bugs on a windshield and wonder when man first went fast enough to smash bugs? Not counting falling off a cliff.
I think it happened long before then, when hunting by hopping on some animal that took off.
In North America, around the 14th or 15th century....
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April 25, 2018, 03:03 AM
flashguy
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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK: Seeing this reminds me that love bug season will be starting in Florida soon. I had never heard of them till we moved to Florida in 1999. Learned the hard way you need to clean your car of them as soon as possible. I could not believe they could eat through the clear coat.
You haven't lived until you've encountered one on a motorcycle at 60mph!
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April 25, 2018, 09:18 AM
Sig2340
This is the best example I could find.
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April 25, 2018, 10:04 AM
pbslinger
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Originally posted by airsoft guy: You didn't happen to eat any leftover brownies, did you?
All bugs on glass look like snozberries to you.
April 25, 2018, 10:10 AM
jhe888
Can you smash a bug while on a horse? That is only 25 or 30 mph, at most.
I'd have guessed it was a train that was first.
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April 25, 2018, 10:27 AM
pbslinger
Usain Bolt goes almost 28 MPH, a race horse almost 44 MPH.
April 25, 2018, 10:30 AM
HRK
April 25, 2018, 11:08 AM
Tommydogg
You guys up north park your hot rods all winter, us guys in Florida park ours all lovebug season!
