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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Pickles
But I betcha if you strapped one of those RR babies on the roof of a car, you'd be hitting 0-60 pretty fast.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/dream/jato.asp
Jay Leno explained this about his jet propelled motorcycle. It takes a whle for the jet to wind up, but has amazing top speed. Even my 50cc moped can hit 60 mph faster than a car with a RR jet engine strapped to it.
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