Poo Cocktail
Supreme Yeah, this is one of Jackass's more
disgusting and extreme kind of stunts. Poo Cocktail
Supreme was a scene in the Movie Jackass 3D. If you
have ever been to a local fair and seen or rode in
the slingshot ride, just imagine doing that while
strapped into a portapotty, being launched 80 feet
in the air. It stinks, doesn't it. Cast member Steve
O was the victim of this stunt or gag for this film.
There's also a deleted scene from this film where
Britney Spears is performing this same exact stunt.
This stunt was based from a similar stunt pulled in
the first episode of the TV show and was performed
by Johnny Knoxville.
Physics This stunt is similar
to a slingshot ride, so I’m gonna explain the
physics in the same way. The slingshot works much
like bungee jumping. Both of these are dependent on
the elasticity of the bungee cords to create a
force. In bungee jumping, the elastic force
decelerates and stops the jumper when that person
nosedives to the ground. The slingshot ride works in
the opposite sense. The elasticity of the cord
overpowers gravity by pulling upward and
accelerating. Thus, launching the rider in to the
sky. The rider in this scenario was strapped into a
porta potty that was latched to the ground. This
causes the bungee cords to stretch when fastened to
two elevated poles to boost the potential energy.
Then when the porta
potty is launched into the sky, it converts all the
potential energy of the bungee cords into the
kinetic energy of the rider launching him into the
air. Once the latch connecting to the porta potty
and the group is released, the rider feels the
maximum acceleration. Energy will be dissipated with
every pass, as heat is created by the friction. The
friction is created by the bungee cords moving
through the air and inside the bungee cords. The
forces of gravity caused by the bungee acceleration
are the similar forces that affect astronauts. When
just standing still, the human body experiences the
force of Fg, as gravity pulls bodies to the center
of Earth. When acceleration ends and the bungee
cords stop pulling, the only force the rider
experiences is free fall.
Jared
Maltos
Physics 212 - F08
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Spring 2019