Stuntman To Attempt Evel Knievel's Launch Over Snake River Canyon

[Paul F.]

I thnk the only bones he didn't break were the bones in his inner ear.

[Racer X]

Launching is the easy part.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Grateful11 wrote:
"I'm guessing a large number of you weren't around back in '74 when Evel tried it."

Unless I'm mistaken I watched it live on TV. :-)

Right? He must have temporarily forgotten what forum this is.

[freeradical]

This is the curmudgeon forum.

[Racer X]

I saw it live as a kid too. His jump wasn't that far from where my dad's family is from.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

freeradical wrote:
This is the curmudgeon forum.

Damn straight. Now get off my lawn.

[OWC Jamie]

Didn't his son Robbie also possess this defective gene that allows one to do stupid shit ?

[Rick-o]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
This is the curmudgeon forum.

Damn straight. Now get off my lawn.
Who are you people? Where am I? Why am I here? WHO am I? What's the frequency, Kenneth? :dunno:

But seriously, Evel made the jump 42 years ago! Add a few toddler years and anyone who witnessed the event (and could understand what was happening) would have to be at least 45 years old.

I'm sure there are quite a few folks here younger than that. Or am I mistaken? Some of you probably know the age breakdown here at MR Forums better than I. Am I wrong saying that there are a lot of people younger than 45 at this place?

[davec]

This is the curmudgeon forum.

(((Chuckle)))

That's great!

Rick-O- I've always presumed that posters to the forum were of a wide range of ages. Perhaps it depends on the day and/or time of day when one posts a new thread?

Dave

[rjmacs]

Rick-o wrote:
Am I wrong saying that there are a lot of people younger than 45 at this place?

Define "a lot." I would guess that the median age here is > 45, and increasing annually.