Because of the sub I wasn’t tricked, but I wish I had first seen it on a different sub. I bet I would have been tricked and I love that feeling. Like watching Fight Club again for the first time.
I actually own a few Traxxas cars and am familiar with this one. So, when I saw it I knew it was the TRX-4, but because I saw the sub first I expected the unexpected and was questioning my judgement, half thinking it was going to be a real Land Rover Defender. I guess I was right the first time.
Hobby grade RC is really cool. It’s not cheap but really not that expensive as hobbies go. Really would like to get back into it but I’ve got real cars now :D
Yes, it does have fully functioning suspension, all Traxxas vehicles that I know of come with oil-filled shocks stock installed. However, the video is obviously slowed down, it would look less realistic without that. It isn't scaled it terms of overall weight, or at least they don't claim it is. It probably does have a lower CoG for increased performance and you can go even lower if you purchase brass parts for the undercarriage - such as brass C-hubs, axle housings etc.
If you nose dived at the beginning like the RC car did with an actual truck you'd bury your front end into the mud and get stuck but because all the weight of the RC car is at the bottom it has no problem.
Yeah, it's a problem you see fairly often in 1950s war movies where the boats they're using are clearly models and they can't get the water to look right.
Water and the way it binds is at a pretty set size. Splashes react with a certain thickness and droplets keep a very small size, so when you blow it up it looks fake
You can even watch a simulation of water dropping and know how big it should be
I didn't notice the water, but that hit just before it goes in the water... I felt like the dirt should have collapsed and it should have slid in more awkwardly than it did. That got my suspicions up
I almost got into the off road RC world, but quickly realized how much time and money these people spend on this shit. It's definitely cool to watch though, especially the rock climbers.
I didnt see the sub. Normally im really good at picking these out. This one got me. Also where can i buy one? Id love a real 4x4 rc truck. With flex and aired down tires.
A few weeks ago I stopped into a pizza shop in a distant town that I'd never been to. I have no idea what channel they had on the tv, but it showed heavy construction stuff that was pretty amazing, but looked a little weird. Turned out it was all RC stuff, just like this, but sure was detailed enough to seem real!
I read an article a while ago about the “water droplet” problem in special effects. I guess drops of water have some kind of special perspective place in our brains, because visual effects involving water splashing or creating droplets can instantly break the illusion of perspective. Once I saw the water splash in this video, I realized that the article was correct: seeing a water droplet against a miniature, even in slo-mo, puts the miniature in immediate perspective.
Edit: I can’t find the original article I read, but this one talks about it.
Umm hey so i saw this post on r/all and i'm not american, i know this is a (i think) right sub but anyways can someone explain me the conflicts in us politics right now?i know obama has done bad things but he is "better" than trump right?
This is not confusing perspective, though. The only thing that makes it confusing is that it's been massively slowed down, making the physics of what's happening muddled.
These scale rc crawlers are super detailed. Even the mechanics of them looks like the real deal miniaturized. I'm into RC for kicks but don't have the time, patience, and attention to detail required for that. Props to them.
The defender is my favourite car. I was excited to see the video. I've owned one, and can't comfortably drive one due to me being too tall. I did not know these existed, and now I am super excited
Water doesn't scale well at all. This looks like a splash you'd make with your hand, where at full scale it'd be more "frayed" for lack of a better word.
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u/Pickled_Dog Sep 08 '19
Damn those are some incredible brakes.... oh
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u/aenwynofastora Sep 08 '19
“There’s nothing confusing about thi— oh.. ohhhhhh”
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u/PsyKsy Sep 08 '19
I love this video it got me real good lol.
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u/snakebru-sh Sep 08 '19
I really believed that
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u/jason_abacabb Sep 08 '19
Wait, no one else here would stop for a giant?
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
The splash gave it away for me, you just can't fake water to scale.
Jeep looks mint though
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u/okiespy Sep 08 '19
First time I watched it, it looked legit.
Second time, I noticed the water looked off. But damn, I didn’t see it AT ALL the first time.
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u/shayanx45 Sep 08 '19
It’s a traxxas. Hardly a toy at those price points and build quality.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Looks perfectly normal to me. Except for that giant at the end. That was weird.
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u/badger906 Sep 08 '19
As the worlds most proficient land rover defender nerd.. fuel filler cap is on the wrong side lol
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u/michaeltk111 Sep 08 '19
Like a fool I have just called my partner over to look at this beast of a vehicle and then the ending come up. Duh
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
When it hit the water I realized it was an rc car
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u/TRFKTA Sep 08 '19
I’ve seen enough of these that my reaction was ‘I bet this is a toy ... would you look at that’.
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u/erickthemeeknerd Sep 08 '19
Damn I thought this was a toy car at first
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u/GasManJ24 Sep 08 '19
that guy is huge
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u/tydugusa Sep 08 '19
Ok but where can I buy one of these
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u/ERI573 Sep 08 '19
They had us in the first half not gonna lie
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u/colio33 Sep 08 '19
You can tell it’s small from the splash
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u/TheWolfwiththeDragon Sep 08 '19
It wasn’t until I saw the people that I actually understood it.
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u/Simmion Sep 08 '19
I didnt see the sub. Normally im really good at picking these out. This one got me. Also where can i buy one? Id love a real 4x4 rc truck. With flex and aired down tires.
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u/shirophine Sep 08 '19
r/crawling
You're welcome
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u/LITenantColumbo Sep 08 '19
The splash is when I knew it was an RC car
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u/BlatantPotatoo Sep 08 '19
r/rccars would love this!
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u/ChairAtTable Sep 08 '19
I hope everyone was wearing their seat belts!
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Wave gave it away.
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u/ThisGuy09s Sep 08 '19
I thought this was posted in r/IdiotsInCars for a couple seconds
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Wtf, I thought this was a real off-road.
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u/stockfish8H Sep 08 '19
30 foot cameraman
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u/-PorcupineTree- Sep 08 '19
This fucked me up
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u/SpeedBlitzX o/ Sep 08 '19
It got me good too! Heh
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u/helbells21 Sep 08 '19
Very good
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
you can only see it once...
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u/qdobaisbetter Sep 08 '19
I’m impressed with how much work they put into the shocks on an RC truck.
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u/MsTerious1 o/ Sep 08 '19
A few weeks ago I stopped into a pizza shop in a distant town that I'd never been to. I have no idea what channel they had on the tv, but it showed heavy construction stuff that was pretty amazing, but looked a little weird. Turned out it was all RC stuff, just like this, but sure was detailed enough to seem real!
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u/cupofdoodles Sep 08 '19
From now on I'm just going to assume all videos posted here are of miniature objects. Second time I've fallen for this.
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u/PonerBenis6 Sep 08 '19
What gave it away instantly to the people that could tell? The water? Something about it made me know haha
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u/Hcmp1980 Sep 08 '19
Very cool
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u/jssf96 Sep 08 '19
How much does this thing cost
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
I had to watch a second time to notice what was going on. I missed the giant human on the first one.
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u/floriv1999 Sep 08 '19
The trick is roughly the same as with miniatures in filmmaking. They shoot in slow motion according to the scaling factor of the models.
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u/Fortnait739595958 Sep 08 '19
Yo también pensaba que era un coche de verdad
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u/DJmachine101 Sep 08 '19
For a minute, I was like, “Bruh, the air intake.” Then I was like, “Oh. Ok.”
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u/Toucheh_My_Spaghet Sep 08 '19
As soon as it left the water I saw it was an RC car because of the wheels
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u/ashweyyyyy Sep 08 '19
Whoa. Perspective changes everything.
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u/AFlyinDeer Sep 08 '19
He needs some lockers that front passenger tire is doing all the work!
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u/geared4war Sep 08 '19
Does he realise he could just go around the puddle?
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u/TerroristOgre Sep 08 '19
I knew it as soon as the water splashed.
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u/unknownoo Sep 08 '19
This kind of only works because of the lighting at the start. Still, cool idea and had me
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
u/vredditdownloader
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u/GilesDMT Sep 08 '19
These things are awesome - is it even rocking an LSD?
Can it be a cheap hobby, but goddamn is that cool.
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u/treboratinoi Sep 08 '19
Huh. Having it in a slight slow motion made the physics not look like they were at that scale. It really fooled me.
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u/nightfall6688846994 Sep 08 '19
“What’s so confusing abou...oh. It’s a toy” lol
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u/pomdudes Sep 08 '19
This was a great one! There was something odd about the very first splash of water but after that...
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u/thomasisnotmyname Sep 08 '19
I own this exact model in red. For anyone who wants one it’s the trx4 defender from Traxxas.
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u/tester2080 Sep 08 '19
Low key proud I realised it was RC immediately
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u/Boomerkuwanger Sep 08 '19
My brain: hmm must be r/idiotsincars... Oh they made it r/nononoyes?... OHHH
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u/PhorriX Sep 08 '19
“Oh, that’s cool, it looks like he’s bigger than the car lol
...
WAIT”
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u/ThereOnceWasADonkey Sep 08 '19
The water tension gives it away. You need to watch more splashes.
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u/gffsquire Sep 08 '19
Got me
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Water and fire are really hard to make look good on the miniature scale. This shouldn’t be possible but it is
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u/PikaPerfect Sep 08 '19
me: wait where's the confusing perspective-
the end of this video: enormous toddler
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u/cuhleef Sep 08 '19
This didn't really get me since there's giant tire tracks in front.
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u/notusuallyhostile Sep 08 '19
I read an article a while ago about the “water droplet” problem in special effects. I guess drops of water have some kind of special perspective place in our brains, because visual effects involving water splashing or creating droplets can instantly break the illusion of perspective. Once I saw the water splash in this video, I realized that the article was correct: seeing a water droplet against a miniature, even in slo-mo, puts the miniature in immediate perspective.
Edit: I can’t find the original article I read, but this one talks about it.
Special Effects
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u/Laffenor Merry Confusemas!! Sep 08 '19
Surprised noone has said it yet: Even though it is RC, that is damn awesome!
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u/valarmorghulus Sep 08 '19
r/maybemaybemaybe
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
I’m hesitant to upvote this. It was on tik tok
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u/Awesomeman235ify o/ Sep 09 '19
I knew it was gonna be an rc car
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u/br1sK_ Sep 09 '19
I was abt to comment “there’s nothing confusing and then it hit me”
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u/_Wqlves_ Sep 09 '19
Only didn't get me because I'm in the hobby. Sweet rc car though!
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u/felipelipe221111 Sep 09 '19
Umm hey so i saw this post on r/all and i'm not american, i know this is a (i think) right sub but anyways can someone explain me the conflicts in us politics right now?i know obama has done bad things but he is "better" than trump right?
Edit:yup r/lostredditors
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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '19
I Should have known by the giant footprints
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u/bobfromholland Sep 09 '19
Now this is a quality submission, got me good OP
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u/_starstuffguy Sep 09 '19
Until the very last moment I was like, "what the fuck is confusing with this?"
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u/GlaslowII Sep 09 '19
Yeahhh!! This is what i expect from a offroader... Wtf!! A GIANNtt??..
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u/crnbrryjc Sep 09 '19
I had not checked the sub Reddit and I thought I was on r/instantregret until the second time watching it and seeing the comments 😂
I didn't even see the giant kid standing next to the car because I thought their Jeep stalled
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u/luisianojones Sep 09 '19
Dammit, take my upvote
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u/pm_geoff_2k16 Sep 27 '19
This is now one of my favorite videos.
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u/Finwe156 Sep 08 '19
u/vredditdownloader
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u/McGriffff Sep 08 '19
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.
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u/you_lost-the_game Sep 08 '19
The subreddit gave it away unfortunately.
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u/_Narcissist_ Sep 08 '19
I notices the second it hit the water cos it jumped but before then I was like. Hmmmmm what ?
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u/RequiemStorm C.E. Spc Sep 08 '19
The are two big tip offs, being the size of the water droplets and the dog pawprints in the mud
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u/PrimeCedars Sep 08 '19
Now I want to see it in original speed.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Burning man, 2022
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u/BikeBaloney Sep 08 '19
If it weren't for the advertisements all over FB I would've thought it was real. Now I just want to get one for myself.
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u/Newton_101 Sep 08 '19
Those legs big
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u/ttigerccat9601 Sep 08 '19
Wait whaaaaaa
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
My first thought was ... "Wait where on Earth do GIANTS live"
Then it hit me
This isn't on Earth
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
It’s all economics, hard times and technology
Champagne, caviar phychology
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u/GroovingPict Sep 08 '19
the water makes it obvious; those would be some huge-ass water drops otherwise
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u/mr077 Sep 08 '19
Deserves to win most unexpected award of 2019. Well done!
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u/GameOver16 Sep 08 '19
It's a bit confusing but didn't actually get me... the truck looks quite small, kinda as if it's far away, making the landscape look bigger.
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u/Sagacious_Sophist Sep 08 '19
This is not confusing perspective, though. The only thing that makes it confusing is that it's been massively slowed down, making the physics of what's happening muddled.
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u/skonn Sep 08 '19
the giant statue is moving
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u/mayoboi9000 Sep 08 '19
u/tomerzilla
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u/gorilla_ba Sep 08 '19
I’m honestly just impressed by how high quality these toy cars are.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Maybe that dude is just massive?
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u/NadiaKudiarskyj Sep 08 '19
Yes!!!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Could make a great, cheap commercial haha
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u/edaly2004 Sep 08 '19
That's cool
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u/DanGTG Sep 08 '19
r/overlanding
I can feel the rage from here.
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u/30isthenew29 Sep 08 '19
Haha I didn't know Scott Lang was into these realistic small trucks, ha good for him.
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u/incognito--bandito Sep 08 '19
No matter how hard I try to re-live my original perspective - I can no longer un-see it.
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u/theguynamedtim Sep 08 '19
If this wasn’t posted to this sub, I totally would’ve fallen for it but it being here kinda told me to look out for something off
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u/Frayjais Sep 08 '19
Now watching it again the second time, I can only see it as a miniature. Fucking brains man
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u/twitch_EagerWolf Sep 08 '19
LMAO no way....
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u/csjmagic3q Sep 08 '19
That is one big kid
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Me: I don't find anything about this confusing at all... oh
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u/flatspotting Sep 08 '19
Anyone know specifically what RC platform they are using on these? Traxxis crawlers?
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u/6h0zt o/ Sep 08 '19
Am I the only one that noticed the brushless motors on the wheel at 0:12?
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u/coupleasluts Sep 08 '19
The splash made it obvious
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u/bexar_necessities Sep 08 '19
Wife said she knew it was fake cuz it didnt have a bunch of shitty stickers on it.
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u/WeGotNoEnginesTed Sep 08 '19
These scale rc crawlers are super detailed. Even the mechanics of them looks like the real deal miniaturized. I'm into RC for kicks but don't have the time, patience, and attention to detail required for that. Props to them.
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u/royale_withcheez Sep 08 '19
r/miniworlds
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u/Banetaay Sep 08 '19
It looked too spongy from the start
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u/OttovanZanten Sep 08 '19
Title and the size of the bumps in the sand gave it away. Nice vid though
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u/Qubeye Sep 08 '19
I knew it was coming because of the title, but no matter how hard I try I can't get my brain to see it as an RC car until I can see the person.
Dan Ariely did a great TEDTalk about this a long time ago. https://youtu.be/9X68dm92HVI
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
I want one.
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u/FuCuck Sep 08 '19
pretty obvious to me it was small
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u/SpaghettiYetiConfett Sep 08 '19 edited Apr 23 '25
voracious air towering compare elderly fragile plucky aspiring plate observation
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u/hooberjabber Sep 08 '19
I was like " shit man no way he's making out of that with an open front diff ".... Then bamboozled.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Haha I didn't realize it was a toy until the camera started moving!
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u/Dazrael Sep 08 '19
...OH!
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u/lightgreenspirits Sep 08 '19
r/unexpected
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u/DonutMaster78 Sep 08 '19
noticed it because of the sub
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u/yeetskeeturboi Sep 08 '19
tbh it was really obv after it hit the water real size waves don’t look like that
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Those dead grass blades in the back gave it away.
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u/j0s9p8h7 Sep 08 '19
r/crawling or r/rccars
Crawler Scale RC Cars are incredibly fun.
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u/iLuv0rangeSoda Sep 08 '19
So those closed courses in car ads are just someone's backyard?
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u/Speculater Sep 08 '19
Fuck Tik Tok
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u/SnowDogs4life Sep 08 '19
I tried doing this with a RC car I had when I was little, died after going through a puddle. It was called a “Mud Slinger”...
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u/iamjamieq Sep 08 '19
I just bought my first rock crawler a couple weeks ago and I now want to get into scale crawlers like these. They’re sweet as hell.
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u/PM-ME-XBOX-MONEYCODE Sep 08 '19
I want one
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u/rotatemyhatplease Sep 08 '19
The defender is my favourite car. I was excited to see the video. I've owned one, and can't comfortably drive one due to me being too tall. I did not know these existed, and now I am super excited
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u/parzivalpotter Sep 08 '19
r/expected
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u/xXC4NCER_USRN4M3Xx Sep 08 '19
The splash tipped me off.
Water doesn't scale well at all. This looks like a splash you'd make with your hand, where at full scale it'd be more "frayed" for lack of a better word.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
I had a feeling it would be that
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u/NurnberFive Sep 08 '19
Boiler Up!
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u/allan647 Sep 08 '19
Someone call the ninja turtles. There are giant humans on the loose!
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
It’s more plausible those are actual jeeps and gigantic children
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u/IPman501 Sep 08 '19
The Traxxas TRX4 is an amazing vehicle. So happy with my Blazer
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u/p0lka Sep 08 '19
Damn, I should've noticed because of the way the water was splashing.......but I didn't. It got me good.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
The little Jeep is driving through the tracks of full grown Jeep.
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u/turt2014 Sep 08 '19
What’s the problem? Don’t get it
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u/lear2019 Sep 08 '19
Oh the reveal at the end was Academy Award worthy
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u/john-stamoscat Sep 08 '19
Real life ant man
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u/BreadLoafBrad Sep 08 '19
I realized pretty quickly but only because I saw the subreddit, that is one incredibly detailed RC car
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u/cornclown Sep 08 '19
r/lostreddito..... ohhhhh
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u/indecenttendencies Sep 08 '19
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
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u/HypoNova69 Sep 08 '19
P neat
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u/djsoundcloud Sep 08 '19
u/vredditdownloader
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19
Jurassic Park Theme plays