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Old 15th Sep 2017, 10:05
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sharpend
 
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It's all about MV squared. I hit a big duck at 500 mph. It smashed the windscreen. It smashed my 'unbreakable visor'. It smashed me. The energy was equivalent to a sledgehammer at 150 mph.
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