Destroying Ageing Technologies

Hi Everyone,
I thought that I would just put this out there…I would love to help anyone out with projects that take place during the day, because I will only be executing my piece at night (destroying hi8 camcorders). I will definately need two or three volunteers that are willing to do one of the following things.

1.Drive my car into a videocamera (I have 15 cameras)
2.Help set-up film lights
3.Spot a videocamera (i.e. stand behind a pole with protective gear on and lightly hold the pole that the camera is attached to).
4.Document the whole collison with a videocamera far removed from the situation (Basically hit record on/off).

If any of these tasks sound appealing, let me know. I have a feeling that a few people will want to try running over the videocamera with my car, and I want whoever wants to try this to be able to. It might be a cathartic experience. Or at least entertaining. Thrilling?
Okay, great. Thanks everyone. Again, I am more than willing to help during the day.

I hope that my ramblings are somewhat coherent.

Best,
Mary

If you are interested in more details of the project, please read below:

My project consists of destroying hi8 videocameras that will be attached to a “hangman” type structure, for lack of a better description, while the videocamera is recording. The camcorders will be suspended by rope, and resting on a cardboard box. I will hit the cameras with my truck, at speeds ranging from 20mph-30mph. Apparently, 35mph might activate my airbags. That would be really bad. I plan to use my car for many more years to come. I might also look for a demo derby car, like a $100 car that is barely running, if I can find one near Harold. If I find one, speed is not as much of an issue, although, I do not want to obliterate the cameras. I want the tapes to be intact, which I accept might not always be from case to case.
I chose hi8, asthetically, because it has a low range of exposure latitude, and I want the impact to look somewhat ambiguous, picking-up the film lights (that will be cast on trees and/or field), as the camcorder swings like a pendulum in the night air, after the impact. I chose that format, conceptually, because the piece has to do with consumer culture and the quick replacement of technologies. Even though, people still use hi8, it becomes less common with other video format developments, such as miniDV and HD. I look forward to destroying many more archaic techonologies with record “on.”