Mars Bar advert Advertising complaint

[Flinders]

in New Zealand, where I think this was filmed, children's bikes have to have the rear brake as a back-pedal brake

Why? On the face of it that sounds dangerous to me. (I admit I never rode as a child so I may be missing some good reason, I'd just like to know......)

[[XAP]Bob]

Pedal forwards to go forwards, pedal back to stop. It makes sense.

And stops kids pedalling backwards....

[Vorpal]

in New Zealand, where I think this was filmed, children's bikes have to have the rear brake as a back-pedal brake

Why? On the face of it that sounds dangerous to me. (I admit I never rode as a child so I may be missing some good reason, I'd just like to know......)

I grew riding them, and actually, I think they are safer, for two reasons. First, kids are less likely to disable them, so almost all kids bikes when I was growing up had at least one working brake

Also, performance doesn't deteriorate in the rain, which is an especial advangtage when it comes to cheap kids bikes, with cheap caliper brakes on steel rims.

[Manc33]

I don't mind the cycling, or eating them, but I despise the fact that it says "Mars" on the wrapper, its propaganda.

[kylecycler]

I thought it was cleverly done. And in New Zealand, where I think this was filmed, children's bikes have to have the rear brake as a back-pedal brake.

I always wondered how the bicycle in the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" scene stopped. It had no brake levers and it wasn’t a fixie – the cranks didn’t turn when Paul Newman’s feet were off the pedals...

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Also, you can see and hear the rear wheel freewheeling after it topples over into a puddle in its very last scene, where Butch takes it by the saddle and pushes it off down the track with the immortal line, “Future’s all yours, you lousy bicycle!” The bicycle is portrayed metaphorically throughout the movie as ‘The Future’, representing the beginning of the end of the old West (although given the gun laws in the States - or lack of - maybe not yet...).

A fellow on Bike Forums with a more educated eye than me solved the mystery just recently – it had a coaster brake; you can see the brake reaction arm under the left chainstay in this photo...

[millimole]

in New Zealand, where I think this was filmed, children's bikes have to have the rear brake as a back-pedal brake

Why? On the face of it that sounds dangerous to me. (I admit I never rode as a child so I may be missing some good reason, I'd just like to know......)

My teenage touring of UK & France was on a three speed hub with a coaster hub ( I bought the bike from a man with one hand!) and I've recently built up a BitsaBike with a SA coaster hub - they are splendid brakes, but do take a bit of getting used to!

[reohn2]

I don't mind the cycling, or eating them, but I despise the fact that it says "Mars" on the wrapper, its propaganda.

They should carry a health warning

[TonyR]

I don't mind the cycling, or eating them, but I despise the fact that it says "Mars" on the wrapper, its propaganda.

Its not even as if it comes from Mars

[Manc33]

Mars bars should have a "Did you know..." information thing on the back of the wrapper.

It could say something like "Did you know you can correct NASA's official Mars images back to neutral and see that the images are taken on Earth, probably in Greenland? Try it in Photoshop or just Google Mars corrected images."

Imagine it. That's not Mars bar, that's a miracle bar.

[Vantage]

NEWS BREAK!

ELVIS IS ALIVE!
Manc33 has him locked in a closet!

[Manc33]

That doesn't work, its a strawman argument.

Elvis isn't provably alive but NASA's Mars images can provably be corrected back to neutral again.

Imagine this conversation:

Man A: "My car can do 128 MPH if I really push it"
Man B: "Sure and I bet it runs on kryptonite too haw haw haw"

What would you even think of what the second guy said, taking into account that the first guy was being accurate in what he said?

The second guy saying that would probably get a few frowns directed his way simply for reacting that way to what is just basic information.

[sjs]

Mars bars should have a "Did you know..." information thing on the back of the wrapper.

It could say something like "Did you know you can correct NASA's official Mars images back to neutral and see that the images are taken on Earth, probably in Greenland? Try it in Photoshop or just Google Mars corrected images."

Imagine it. That's not Mars bar, that's a miracle bar.

Well, I did google "Mars corrected images" (I know, I just can't resist it). There's a lot of stuff about why NASA muck about with the colour balance of the images they collect, and have done, in an inconsistent manner, for a long time. The conspiracy theorists tend towards the view that they don't want to reveal a lot of green stuff. I didn't spend long on it, but I didn't find anyone except a few of the usual Youtube nutters alleging that the images weren't actually taken on Mars and no one alleging that Mars (as the rest of us know it) doesn't even exist.

[reohn2]

I'm still trying to get my head around this whole thread

[Vantage]

I'm still trying to get my head around this whole thread

A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play.

[reohn2]

I'm still trying to get my head around this whole thread

A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play.

Work's just a four letter word to a retired gentleman of leisure such as myself,so if we can just leave out the swearing please