Since it came up in the video, and not from personal experience (please believe me!), alcohol or drugs consumed through the butt get into the bloodstream faster and so it hits harder quicker, but also why it can be rather dangerous.
By the way, the fact that those rockets didn't kill anyone is a damn miracle. One of them shot out and flew right inbetween the heads of two people behind them, and you can see how fast they were going as they shoot out of the fake rocket shape. Easily could have killed any number of them.
@@MusikCassette I'm a Gen-Xer, like the guys in this movie... we did WAY more dangerous stuff than this at the time. We just didn't have cameras everywhere. Live a little!
The "Two Man Bungee" remains one of my favorite stunts they ever did. Its such a great, simple idea. The fact that Wee Man gets yanked into the water is an unexpected bonus.
Plague Doctor Hahaha not in my opinion, he got off lightly in trials... he done the D*** ones normally, he was there as a hype man usually( and he did that brilliantly) I agree Knoxville was the alpha though.... just personal preference really 👍
Hawkman yeah I’ve seen them but we are not on about that series 😂 we are talking Jackass and my personal opinion for me, that’s the point, I’m not speaking for everyone, just me 😊
Johnny just laughing hysterically when the riot control mine first goes off explains so much. Also 'Why would you burn your friend in the first place?!' 'Because it was funny'
The reason why old bikes had such big wheels was because they hadn't worked out the idea of the pedals turning a gear that moves a chain that turns the wheel. Instead, you turned the pedals to turn the wheel. So, one rotation of the pedals only made one rotation of the wheel. So they used a wheel with a bigger circumference to move a great distance in one rotation.
Penny farthings were invented before bicycle chain was, they got pretty good speed, and because the main wheel was enormous, the ride was pretty good even on bad roads.
Yes, without any gearing yet invented (or the chain to achieve gearing), if the driven wheel is not enormous they don't get enough drive ratio to lower the pedalling speed compared to wheel speed.
The valentine prank is one of my favorite jackass moments of all time. I remember watching this in theaters and the moment where Wee man is leaning over and Bam is hysterically laughing in anticipation of what’s about to happen was one of the funniest theater experiences I’ve ever had. The audience was going crazy lol
I just want to say that I have been a subscriber for a while now and I absolutely cannot get over just how fun it is watching you two enjoy these movies together. Your banter back and forth, jokes, one liners, nonsensical ramblings and just overall vibe are all top notch. Easily top tier wholesome entertainment on this platform. Thank you, and keep up the great work!
21:06 to this day, this horse sequence is some of the hardest laughing I’ve ever done; my wife and I saw this in theaters, and hearing a theater full of people dry heaving had me cry-laughing
The purpose behind Penny farthing bicycles was achieving a greater distance per pedal rotation. An old professor at VCU in Virginia told us that it was a bit of an accidental invention as an idea for a more narrow bike that would replace the stilted bikes used to manage street lanterns. I’m not so sure he was right as I’m now struggling to confirm that but it might be worth mentioning in case someone else can.
If you pause the video at 30:38, you'll see my cousin Gary's name in the credits. I am so proud of both of my cousins for the work they've done with the Jackass team.
Jeff and Gary! I remember them. That's awesome. Did they help out in the recent fourth movie too? I think the last time they worked on one of these might've been Jackass 3
Something I've notices about how Knoxville get through these things. He focuses on something to maintain control of. Not losing the cigarette in his mouth with the bull, not falling down with the pellets etc.
Lol they made bikes like that because bike chains weren't invented yet to connect the wheels. If the two wheels were the same size and not connected by the chain it'd be really hard not to fall over (I learned from experience when my friend "Jackassed" me)
5:08 Yes, ofc there was a reason. The big wheel made the bike much faster, because of the power transfer from small radius pedals to big radius wheel. Nowadays we use a bike chain for that, but the principle is still the same, using a small gear in the middle of a big wheel.
Oh boy...more Jackass...these are some of the best reactions! Thank you Simone and George for all you do to make even the most questionable entertainments far more entertaining, and just orders of magnitude more funny! Oh...and the terrific t-shirts you both wear on the regular. 😁💯😂
The taxi driver is an actor. Comes out in Super Troopers, Beerfest and Slamon Salmon with Michael Clark Duncan in the last one Highly recommend all three, all 3 have the same cast and are hilarious.
The Penny Farthing (the really old bike with the big wheel) did not have any gears or chain or drive. There were bikes with two wheels of the same size, but for travel on already laid roads, those were really slow. The only way they could think of to make it go faster was to increase the size of the wheel. But when the wheel got to a certain size, the back wheel had to be made smaller to fit. The fastest bikes were the most popular, and those were the ones with one massive and one tiny wheel.
that launching balls thing always makes me laugh because johnny just stays on his feet afterward laughing while the others are on the ground, writhing in pain 😂
Chris Pontius is so naturally funny. I wonder what he's up to these days. Before Jackass, Bam Margera had a skateboarding and prank/stunt video series called CKY. I think it spawned Jackass.
Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine were also working on Big Brother magazine and started filming some stunts around the same time and they heard about Bam and what he was doing so they decided to combine their efforts and Jackass was born
A interesting fact: there was a Brazilian tv show named Pânico na TV, and most of their content were largely inspired by Jackass and even made a tribute segment to Ryan Dunn by reenacting some of his stunts, including the bees in a limo one
This was unfortunately where Dunn got severely injured from being yanked by that horse and had to be on blood clot medication for a long time. He was really depressed (cant blame the guy) from being on the brink of death and it showed in Jackass 2.5. We still miss the guy
@5:00 the reason for those bikes is it was before the use of gearing, so the idea was the bigger wheel allowed you to move faster / further with less effort
The bicycle with the big wheel in front is called a "Velocipede." It was invented in Germany in 1817 by Karl von Drais. He originally called it a "Laufsmaschine" which is German for "Running machine."
Simone and I are on the same page about the “ horse business” and thank you for shutting down George’s idea of maybe not blurring it before he even fully formed the idea 😂😂😂
Penny-farthings are actually really comfortable and stable once you're on them. They're built that way because, before bicycle chain gears were invented, the big wheel was a good way of moving a long distance with minimal effort, plus the size makes it stable on bumpy or unpaved roads.
I believe that the reason why the bicycles had a longer wheel is due to the fact this was before the invention of bicycle chains to enable you efficiently to go a good distance per pedal, the larger wheel enabled that.
“Nah there’s a machine in here! Where’s the f-cking card throwin machine!?” By far the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. The delivery makes me die every time
Jackass 2 is much crazier than the first one, I can't wait for your reactions for JACKASS 3D as always such a great and funny reaction from both of you. 😂🤣
I went to research reason behind bike with one big wheel and here is what I found: "The large wheel allowed each turn of the pedals to drive the bicycle a greater distance," (they didn't have gears yet.) "and also allowed for a smoother ride over the cobbled streets and uneven roads of the period."
Before geared bikes were made, the big wheel on the bike was intended to help you go faster. It could work on a flat surface, but hills would have been much more difficult.
I think I know the reasoning behind the bicentennial bikes. The reason for the bigger front wheel (the peddled wheel) is because back then they didn't have gears and chains. Well they may have but they never put two and two together. So thus the bigger wheel will allow for slower peddling and higher speeds.
A bet you the first penny-farthings (those victorian era bikes) were basically an excess wagon wheel paired with a small caster wheel. Because they didn't have derailleurs they couldn't change gears so they just had to make the wheel bigger to increase speed.
It's been a while since I took physics in college but I'll take a stab at why early bikes were that way. Every time you spin the pedals one time around, you spin the wheel a certain amount too. If your wheel spins once when you spin the pedals once, you have a gear ratio of 1 to 1. But the bigger your wheel, the faster you go for the same ratio, because you travel the circumference of the wheel every time you do a full rotation. Modern bikes have a more intricate gear system that lets you ramp up the gear ratio much higher, so they don't need such a large wheel to get to higher speeds.
The penny-farthing was made before the invention of the chain drive, and also the pneumatic tyre. They were popular in their time because the size of the wheel allowed for faster, and easier, travel, compared to its predecessor, the Velocipede. It was more manoeuvrable, and faster because one turn of the wheel (and hence the leg power needed) went further. The large wheel also acted to a certain extent as a shock absorber, despite being made from iron. One the chain drive was invented (allowing for gearing and gear ratios) and the pneumatic tyre (shock absorption), the penny farthing quickly died out.
A bike with pedals fixed to a small front wheel and no gearing (as with a basic modern bike with the chain on a big gear going to smaller one) would be very slow since one turn of the pedals = one turn of the wheel with fixed pedals. :)
I can understand this is a difficult movie to get past copyright and UA-cam regulations but way more people should react to jackass. I was in my early twenties when Jackass first came out (the TV show) and it was such a breath of fresh air. The world was too serious at the time and we collectively needed this.
the 3rd and 4th are my favs.. theirs also a 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 where they do a lot of commentary and scenes they didn't show in the regular movies those are all great as well
Everyone thinks that Steve O is the most extreme, but it's Knoxville. At this point he honestly didn't care if he lived and did all the most dangerous stuff and laughed about it.
In a recent podcast episode they went over just how much various types of damage have been done to the Bam household, and it was nuts. It was Bam himself, and his mom&dad. Sadly I think since then he's fallen off the wagon yet again. But at the time of filming he was sober. (the podcast is called "The Nine Club")
they didn't make bikes with two wheels of the same size because at the time they thought you needed to drive the front wheel to stay in control. because if you push something from the back it tends to be instable, but if you drive it from the front its more stable. So they also had no way to create chains or gears, so you had to directly drive the wheel. which means it has to be bigger for it to be easier to pedal. if its a small wheel like we have on bikes no then one push with one leg would turn the wheel a half turn. you'd have to pedal extremely slowly and with a lot of torque. So making it a big wheel solved the fact it was being directly driven by a pedal. Eventually new inventions were made, a gearing system, a metal chain system, and moved it to the real wheel being driven, with the pedals in the middle.
I always felt really bad for Bam when they did the snake pranks. It's a phobia of mine too so my empathy for him was off the charts. Kinda hard watching these knowing what happens to Ryan and what Bam becomes, but watching this instantly reminds me of high school.
5:19 the Penny Farthing (those type of bicycles) were built before the invention of bike chains, so the hilariously sized wheel actually makes the pedalling more efficient than if the wheels were the same size. Thanks physics.
I’m glad someone pointed out the obvious reason for penny farthings. I never bothered to check but it’s pretty obvious it was because of the absence of a geared transmission!
It still blows me away that Knoxville didn't go down from that crowd control explosion thing that shot ball bearings lol and didn't even wear a mask.... let alone how long he fucks with that bull on the teeter totter. The one theme through all the Jackass movies is the stuff that is the most punishing, Knoxville steps up and does himself lol and mostly shakes off.... just stupid tough.
It's simple, George : Bike chains didn't exist. Without the chain, the bigger the wheel is, the faster you can go, and it would be too heavy and even more unstable with two huge wheels. Still a very unpracticle vehicle. Way more dangerous than riding a horse.
To add a little context to the bungie jump and why Preston is shaking so bad. He is legitimately terrified of high places. It happened last movie too. Any prank that is slightly off the ground with him and watch how much he shakes.
The Penny-farthing bike had the giant front wheel to give it some speed since it's direct pedal drive. One pedal rotation is one wheel rotation so two smaller wheels would be inefficient since you'd have to pedal super fast to get any speed. Once they figured out to use chains and gears for mechanical advantage they were rendered obsolete.
So penny-farthings (those bikes with the big wheel) were designed for speed. They didn’t have chain-driven geared bikes back then, so the larger wheel allowed more energy to be transmitted to the ground as the outer edge of the wheel traveled at a much higher speed, multiplying the revolutions of the pedals. They were made obsolete by the invention of the chain drive.
5:15 Before the Invention of the bike with the chain gears the large single wheel was the best way to get locomotion, a big second wheel would just require more force by the rider on the pedal.
What I love about Jackass is when they know if someone is too embarrassed or hurt and they're immediately supportive (like Wee Man and the card throwing machine.) Except for Ehren. Damn I honestly felt really bad for him
Penny Farthings had a big front wheel because there were no gears, so the bigger the wheel, the faster you would go. Also, they used to race them, so they wanted speed.
[RE 'Penny Farthing' bicycles] I think it has something to do with the fact the design doesn't have a chain, sprocket, or gears. So fixing the drive crank of the pedals to a big wheel made up for all that. (A big wheel acted like the gears, less pedalling for more drive/movement) And 2 big wheels would make the thing impossible to mount, so compromise and have a small wheel at the back with a step-up to the seat. + Plus the name refers to the size difference of the wheels compared to the size difference in the 2 coins, a 'penny' and a 'farthing.'
The cab driver is Jay Chandrasekhar who’s part of the Broken Lizard comedy group. They did some really funny films like Super Troopers that you guys should watch
Yep, UA-cams policies are THAT strict and that inconsistent between channels.
Since it came up in the video, and not from personal experience (please believe me!), alcohol or drugs consumed through the butt get into the bloodstream faster and so it hits harder quicker, but also why it can be rather dangerous.
By the way, the fact that those rockets didn't kill anyone is a damn miracle. One of them shot out and flew right inbetween the heads of two people behind them, and you can see how fast they were going as they shoot out of the fake rocket shape. Easily could have killed any number of them.
what is wrong with you guys, that you watch this?
@@MusikCassette I'm a Gen-Xer, like the guys in this movie... we did WAY more dangerous stuff than this at the time. We just didn't have cameras everywhere.
Live a little!
@@IggyStardust1967 I must say feels like kids back then were not afraid of dying at all.
"Where's the fuckin' card throwing machine?" The best writers couldn't come up with that level of comedy 😅
I would never use a card throwing machine on you wee man
Also, I can't hear kind of
@@Eirik_Bloodaxe had me dying 😂
"Okay, who brought crabs to the party" will never cease to get me
The "Two Man Bungee" remains one of my favorite stunts they ever did. Its such a great, simple idea. The fact that Wee Man gets yanked into the water is an unexpected bonus.
I love how he goes down, comes back up, & then goes down again lol
That was definitely Bams greatest idea of his whole life...
And Bam's concept drawing cracks me up so much
The cab driver prank is one of the best they ever did, classic. The driver is the guy from Super troopers, if you've seen it
There was also “Wildboyz” TV show with SteveO and Chris Party Boy
The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries
Its crazy that the cab prank is basically the sam pepper prank
Also club Dread
ENHANCE!
Dude, I live for Chris Pontius's random voices and bits. "He's amazing!"
Chris was the worst parts in all the films and series for me....still a very likeable man and worthy of being there till the end.
@@Mike-ol7gt what???!!! He was the best character in jackass right next to Knoxville
Plague Doctor Hahaha not in my opinion, he got off lightly in trials... he done the D*** ones normally, he was there as a hype man usually( and he did that brilliantly) I agree Knoxville was the alpha though.... just personal preference really 👍
@@Mike-ol7gt something tells me you've never watched "wildboyz" before
Hawkman yeah I’ve seen them but we are not on about that series 😂 we are talking Jackass and my personal opinion for me, that’s the point, I’m not speaking for everyone, just me 😊
"Wee Man, I'd never use a card-throwing machine on you" is the best single sentence from all of the Jackass movies
Johnny just laughing hysterically when the riot control mine first goes off explains so much.
Also 'Why would you burn your friend in the first place?!'
'Because it was funny'
I swear, Simone trying to defend her position of "butt stuff" was worth the price of admission alone!
The reason why old bikes had such big wheels was because they hadn't worked out the idea of the pedals turning a gear that moves a chain that turns the wheel. Instead, you turned the pedals to turn the wheel. So, one rotation of the pedals only made one rotation of the wheel. So they used a wheel with a bigger circumference to move a great distance in one rotation.
"George I'm very unhappy." -Simone 😂😂😂😂😂 great reaction CineBinge!
Penny farthings were invented before bicycle chain was, they got pretty good speed, and because the main wheel was enormous, the ride was pretty good even on bad roads.
My brother has one and I'd disagree heavily on the ride being good. It's what lead to paving instead of stone paths.
Yes, without any gearing yet invented (or the chain to achieve gearing), if the driven wheel is not enormous they don't get enough drive ratio to lower the pedalling speed compared to wheel speed.
Correct. In fact, when the modern style of bicycle came along, it was originally called a "dwarf safety bicycle".
Ryan Dunn’s shoulder was WRECKED for the rest of his life from that last horse stunt.
I guess it was only for a few years though…
@@TheBlueDragon86 ohhhhh! 🔥
@@TheBlueDragon86 damn, good one
@@TheBlueDragon86 savage
@@skylarjeselniktf is wrong with all of you
Watched this in theaters and the whole crowd was dying laughing. So much fun
Same, loudest I’ve ever heard an audience laugh. Abs were sore for days after.
@@timothybrown5999 the horse chug made the whole place explode! And terror taxi was classic
I can't remember if I saw 2 in theaters, but I saw 3 in theaters, in 3D, and we couldn't handle it. Our sides were splitting.
I remember my theater, people were screaming with laughter
OMG, Simone's disapproving "George..." to end the video was absolute comedy gold.
*"I'm ashamed of myself." - Chris Pontius*
😆
“That was intense. Really intense. Well not really intense, but pretty intense” - Chris “Bunny the lifeguard” Pontius 😄
The valentine prank is one of my favorite jackass moments of all time. I remember watching this in theaters and the moment where Wee man is leaning over and Bam is hysterically laughing in anticipation of what’s about to happen was one of the funniest theater experiences I’ve ever had. The audience was going crazy lol
I really thought he'd get knocked off the chair !
It’s my favorite 😂 total classic
I love how Bam's mom calls Ryan "Dunn". They all had a good relationship.
I love these guys, they arent perfect, but you can tell they all genuinely love each other. This is basically friendship the movie.
I just want to say that I have been a subscriber for a while now and I absolutely cannot get over just how fun it is watching you two enjoy these movies together. Your banter back and forth, jokes, one liners, nonsensical ramblings and just overall vibe are all top notch. Easily top tier wholesome entertainment on this platform. Thank you, and keep up the great work!
21:06 to this day, this horse sequence is some of the hardest laughing I’ve ever done; my wife and I saw this in theaters, and hearing a theater full of people dry heaving had me cry-laughing
14:18 Johnny is crazy 😂 he’s tough man he was the only one standing
The purpose behind Penny farthing bicycles was achieving a greater distance per pedal rotation. An old professor at VCU in Virginia told us that it was a bit of an accidental invention as an idea for a more narrow bike that would replace the stilted bikes used to manage street lanterns. I’m not so sure he was right as I’m now struggling to confirm that but it might be worth mentioning in case someone else can.
Plus they were incredibly stable once they got moving, because of the gyroscopic effect of such a huge wheel.
If you pause the video at 30:38, you'll see my cousin Gary's name in the credits. I am so proud of both of my cousins for the work they've done with the Jackass team.
Jeff and Gary! I remember them. That's awesome. Did they help out in the recent fourth movie too? I think the last time they worked on one of these might've been Jackass 3
Something I've notices about how Knoxville get through these things. He focuses on something to maintain control of. Not losing the cigarette in his mouth with the bull, not falling down with the pellets etc.
Lol they made bikes like that because bike chains weren't invented yet to connect the wheels. If the two wheels were the same size and not connected by the chain it'd be really hard not to fall over (I learned from experience when my friend "Jackassed" me)
5:08 Yes, ofc there was a reason. The big wheel made the bike much faster, because of the power transfer from small radius pedals to big radius wheel. Nowadays we use a bike chain for that, but the principle is still the same, using a small gear in the middle of a big wheel.
Oh boy...more Jackass...these are some of the best reactions! Thank you Simone and George for all you do to make even the most questionable entertainments far more entertaining, and just orders of magnitude more funny!
Oh...and the terrific t-shirts you both wear on the regular. 😁💯😂
OMG Simone is such a chronic empath 🥺 Protect this woman at all costs.
The taxi driver is an actor. Comes out in Super Troopers, Beerfest and Slamon Salmon with Michael Clark Duncan in the last one Highly recommend all three, all 3 have the same cast and are hilarious.
The Penny Farthing (the really old bike with the big wheel) did not have any gears or chain or drive. There were bikes with two wheels of the same size, but for travel on already laid roads, those were really slow.
The only way they could think of to make it go faster was to increase the size of the wheel. But when the wheel got to a certain size, the back wheel had to be made smaller to fit.
The fastest bikes were the most popular, and those were the ones with one massive and one tiny wheel.
The fart mask is my favourite bit in this. No coughing or spluttering, as soon as the smell hits him it's just instant chunks!
that launching balls thing always makes me laugh because johnny just stays on his feet afterward laughing while the others are on the ground, writhing in pain 😂
Ah the nostalgia. I hope you guys go through all of the films.
Something Simone said early in the film makes me excited for her to see the later ones, especially the newest one with a certain "giant" in the city
I immediately thought the same
I think George said that he already showed her the fourth in theaters, still I would love to see her reaction to Jackass 3 and Bad Grandpa
I remember seeing this in the cinema back in the day and someone actually threw up in their seats at the horse seamen part. Made it even funnier.
Chris Pontius is so naturally funny. I wonder what he's up to these days. Before Jackass, Bam Margera had a skateboarding and prank/stunt video series called CKY. I think it spawned Jackass.
Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine were also working on Big Brother magazine and started filming some stunts around the same time and they heard about Bam and what he was doing so they decided to combine their efforts and Jackass was born
A interesting fact: there was a Brazilian tv show named Pânico na TV, and most of their content were largely inspired by Jackass and even made a tribute segment to Ryan Dunn by reenacting some of his stunts, including the bees in a limo one
This was unfortunately where Dunn got severely injured from being yanked by that horse and had to be on blood clot medication for a long time. He was really depressed (cant blame the guy) from being on the brink of death and it showed in Jackass 2.5. We still miss the guy
@5:00 the reason for those bikes is it was before the use of gearing, so the idea was the bigger wheel allowed you to move faster / further with less effort
Those giant wheels I think was due to gearing (lack there of) and also a smoother ride before they developed air filled tires.
"That poor snake" is a pretty funny reaction to the first sketch
The taxi driver is Jay Chandrasekhar, director/actor. Member of Broken Lizard. Director of Super Troopers, Jo Koys Easter Sunday
"I'm a very unhappy". Best quote of the day. 20:54
The bicycle with the big wheel in front is called a "Velocipede." It was invented in Germany in 1817 by Karl von Drais. He originally called it a "Laufsmaschine" which is German for "Running machine."
Simone and I are on the same page about the “ horse business” and thank you for shutting down George’s idea of maybe not blurring it before he even fully formed the idea 😂😂😂
Penny-farthings are actually really comfortable and stable once you're on them. They're built that way because, before bicycle chain gears were invented, the big wheel was a good way of moving a long distance with minimal effort, plus the size makes it stable on bumpy or unpaved roads.
I believe that the reason why the bicycles had a longer wheel is due to the fact this was before the invention of bicycle chains to enable you efficiently to go a good distance per pedal, the larger wheel enabled that.
“Nah there’s a machine in here! Where’s the f-cking card throwin machine!?”
By far the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. The delivery makes me die every time
"He just ate a powdered donut" oh sweet summer child
that *TWHACK* from the rake always gets me. you can HEAR the force of the impact
2:42 I'm sorry... cows? 🐄 They're bulls 🐃 😆
Oh, fun fact: this stunt at 10:43 is inspired by a Tom & Jerry cartoon
Jackass 2 is much crazier than the first one, I can't wait for your reactions for JACKASS 3D as always such a great and funny reaction from both of you. 😂🤣
Gorge laughing uncontrollably, and her saying get my out of here hahahahaha the fart mask, classic.
I went to research reason behind bike with one big wheel and here is what I found:
"The large wheel allowed each turn of the pedals to drive the bicycle a greater distance," (they didn't have gears yet.) "and also allowed for a smoother ride over the cobbled streets and uneven roads of the period."
TY CineBinge.
This reaction was what I needed to see. So funny. It's been a rough couple of months. TYVM!
Before geared bikes were made, the big wheel on the bike was intended to help you go faster. It could work on a flat surface, but hills would have been much more difficult.
I think I know the reasoning behind the bicentennial bikes. The reason for the bigger front wheel (the peddled wheel) is because back then they didn't have gears and chains. Well they may have but they never put two and two together. So thus the bigger wheel will allow for slower peddling and higher speeds.
“Joker and the Thief” is always a great montage song. It works for anything!
A bet you the first penny-farthings (those victorian era bikes) were basically an excess wagon wheel paired with a small caster wheel. Because they didn't have derailleurs they couldn't change gears so they just had to make the wheel bigger to increase speed.
It's been a while since I took physics in college but I'll take a stab at why early bikes were that way.
Every time you spin the pedals one time around, you spin the wheel a certain amount too. If your wheel spins once when you spin the pedals once, you have a gear ratio of 1 to 1. But the bigger your wheel, the faster you go for the same ratio, because you travel the circumference of the wheel every time you do a full rotation. Modern bikes have a more intricate gear system that lets you ramp up the gear ratio much higher, so they don't need such a large wheel to get to higher speeds.
The penny-farthing was made before the invention of the chain drive, and also the pneumatic tyre.
They were popular in their time because the size of the wheel allowed for faster, and easier, travel, compared to its predecessor, the Velocipede. It was more manoeuvrable, and faster because one turn of the wheel (and hence the leg power needed) went further. The large wheel also acted to a certain extent as a shock absorber, despite being made from iron.
One the chain drive was invented (allowing for gearing and gear ratios) and the pneumatic tyre (shock absorption), the penny farthing quickly died out.
A bike with pedals fixed to a small front wheel and no gearing (as with a basic modern bike with the chain on a big gear going to smaller one) would be very slow since one turn of the pedals = one turn of the wheel with fixed pedals. :)
The large wheel in the front of the bike enabled faster speeds because each full rotation moves more with a bigger wheel.
Early bicycles were still using dirt roads; and the bigger wheel in front gave better traction starting from a stop on muddy days
I can understand this is a difficult movie to get past copyright and UA-cam regulations but way more people should react to jackass.
I was in my early twenties when Jackass first came out (the TV show) and it was such a breath of fresh air. The world was too serious at the time and we collectively needed this.
The thing about the bikes is, the wheels were in porportion to an old UK penny and a penny farthing (1/4 of a penny) coins from the late 19th century.
the 3rd and 4th are my favs.. theirs also a 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 where they do a lot of commentary and scenes they didn't show in the regular movies those are all great as well
Everyone thinks that Steve O is the most extreme, but it's Knoxville. At this point he honestly didn't care if he lived and did all the most dangerous stuff and laughed about it.
In a recent podcast episode they went over just how much various types of damage have been done to the Bam household, and it was nuts. It was Bam himself, and his mom&dad.
Sadly I think since then he's fallen off the wagon yet again. But at the time of filming he was sober. (the podcast is called "The Nine Club")
great podcast!
they didn't make bikes with two wheels of the same size because at the time they thought you needed to drive the front wheel to stay in control. because if you push something from the back it tends to be instable, but if you drive it from the front its more stable. So they also had no way to create chains or gears, so you had to directly drive the wheel. which means it has to be bigger for it to be easier to pedal. if its a small wheel like we have on bikes no then one push with one leg would turn the wheel a half turn. you'd have to pedal extremely slowly and with a lot of torque. So making it a big wheel solved the fact it was being directly driven by a pedal.
Eventually new inventions were made, a gearing system, a metal chain system, and moved it to the real wheel being driven, with the pedals in the middle.
I always felt really bad for Bam when they did the snake pranks. It's a phobia of mine too so my empathy for him was off the charts.
Kinda hard watching these knowing what happens to Ryan and what Bam becomes, but watching this instantly reminds me of high school.
5:19 the Penny Farthing (those type of bicycles) were built before the invention of bike chains, so the hilariously sized wheel actually makes the pedalling more efficient than if the wheels were the same size. Thanks physics.
I’m glad someone pointed out the obvious reason for penny farthings.
I never bothered to check but it’s pretty obvious it was because of the absence of a geared transmission!
George with the Pink Flamingos reference. I'm impressed.
It still blows me away that Knoxville didn't go down from that crowd control explosion thing that shot ball bearings lol and didn't even wear a mask.... let alone how long he fucks with that bull on the teeter totter. The one theme through all the Jackass movies is the stuff that is the most punishing, Knoxville steps up and does himself lol and mostly shakes off.... just stupid tough.
It's simple, George : Bike chains didn't exist. Without the chain, the bigger the wheel is, the faster you can go, and it would be too heavy and even more unstable with two huge wheels. Still a very unpracticle vehicle. Way more dangerous than riding a horse.
George talking about vodka soaked tampons going up the butt made me almost choke on my drink😂😂😂
SO happy to hear that Simone is "TEAM SNAKE"
To add a little context to the bungie jump and why Preston is shaking so bad. He is legitimately terrified of high places. It happened last movie too.
Any prank that is slightly off the ground with him and watch how much he shakes.
The Penny-farthing bike had the giant front wheel to give it some speed since it's direct pedal drive. One pedal rotation is one wheel rotation so two smaller wheels would be inefficient since you'd have to pedal super fast to get any speed. Once they figured out to use chains and gears for mechanical advantage they were rendered obsolete.
“The brand” is one I cannot handle ! The pain must’ve been unreal for ages after
So penny-farthings (those bikes with the big wheel) were designed for speed. They didn’t have chain-driven geared bikes back then, so the larger wheel allowed more energy to be transmitted to the ground as the outer edge of the wheel traveled at a much higher speed, multiplying the revolutions of the pedals. They were made obsolete by the invention of the chain drive.
I love the ending to this one 😂
Bam calling Ryan ‘Dick Farm Dunn’ is one of my favorite things in all of the Jackass movies
5:15 Before the Invention of the bike with the chain gears the large single wheel was the best way to get locomotion, a big second wheel would just require more force by the rider on the pedal.
Aw interesting, so just inertia and momentum. Makes sense I never even noticed they were chainless
8:00 This tune is played in the stadium before every Leinster Rugby home game!
What I love about Jackass is when they know if someone is too embarrassed or hurt and they're immediately supportive (like Wee Man and the card throwing machine.)
Except for Ehren. Damn I honestly felt really bad for him
Penny Farthings had a big front wheel because there were no gears, so the bigger the wheel, the faster you would go. Also, they used to race them, so they wanted speed.
[RE 'Penny Farthing' bicycles] I think it has something to do with the fact the design doesn't have a chain, sprocket, or gears. So fixing the drive crank of the pedals to a big wheel made up for all that. (A big wheel acted like the gears, less pedalling for more drive/movement) And 2 big wheels would make the thing impossible to mount, so compromise and have a small wheel at the back with a step-up to the seat.
+ Plus the name refers to the size difference of the wheels compared to the size difference in the 2 coins, a 'penny' and a 'farthing.'
the bikes are called penny-farthings and they are still made. cost between £500 and £1500 so google says lol
I love how she’s more worried about the bees and snakes instead of the people they’re hurting
people chose to be hurt to be in a movie. you think the bees and snakes signed waivers and chose to be there?
18:08 There was a journalist that tested this. She had trouble fitting it in at first, but when she did, she started screaming in pain.
The cab driver is Jay Chandrasekhar who’s part of the Broken Lizard comedy group. They did some really funny films like Super Troopers that you guys should watch
Chris Pontius has the best "poker face that's just on the edge of breaking"
Jackass is a big part why I have such f*cked up humor being a PA kid these dudes were just a part of growing up.
Those old bikes were like that because it was before chains and sprockets to manage the gear ratio.
The strongman bit deserves a museum exhibit.
The switcheroo is my favorite..for some reason it's just so good and simple