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Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Nov 22, 2017 02:20

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# ? May 17, 2024 17:47

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Sammus posted:

This is unfortunately an entirely standard haul truck/LV interaction.

This is the field of view around a typical haul truck. Don't be in the grey areas because they cannot see you.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 02:21

Volcott: Mar 30, 2010; People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

Memento posted:

This is unfortunately an entirely standard haul truck/LV interaction.

This is the field of view around a typical haul truck. Don't be in the grey areas because they cannot see you.

A camera to cover 100-150 might be a good idea.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 02:31

Davethulhu: Aug 12, 2003; Morbid Hound

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

this redeems the dwi derail

# ? Nov 22, 2017 02:33

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

Memento posted:

This is unfortunately an entirely standard haul truck/LV interaction.

This is the field of view around a typical haul truck. Don't be in the grey areas because they cannot see you.

I'm the block that goes from 10 feet or so out to the bumper.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 02:33

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Memento posted:

Would have been so loving good in the latest Mad Max movie.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:20

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

Gorilla Salad posted:

Would have been so loving good in the latest Mad Max movie.

Perhaps not

Top Speed � Loaded 67.6 km/h 42 mph

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:23

General Specific: Jun 22, 2007; I had one of those, but the front wheel fell off and I had to get rid of it.

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Perhaps not

Top Speed � Loaded 67.6 km/h 42 mph

I'm sure the Black Thumbs could find a way to make it go 100 mph.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:30

Gromit: Aug 15, 2000; I am an oppressed White Male, Asian women wont serve me! Save me Campbell Newman!!!!!!!

Fuel use is probably terrifying.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:50

Proteus Jones: Feb 28, 2013

Gromit posted:

Fuel use is probably terrifying.

I'm sure that thing gets at least 20 feet to the gallon.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:52

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Not as bad as you'd think - they have a diesel engine on board that runs a generator, that feeds electric motors in each hub. So the engine runs at the optimal revs for efficiency.

I mean, relatively not that bad, still like 300L/hour.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:54

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

OSHA Investigator

# ? Nov 22, 2017 03:57

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Perhaps not

Top Speed � Loaded 67.6 km/h 42 mph

Yeah, but imagine it decked out like Lord of the Rings oliphants.

At the very least it could be a boss in the video game.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 04:26

Zil: Jun 4, 2011; Satanically Summoned Citrus

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Perhaps not

Top Speed – Loaded 67.6 km/h 42 mph

Nah just slap some flaming guitar players and jet engines on it and paint it red. Should be much faster then.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 04:32

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

Moto42 posted:

Got one for the Psuedoscience thread and OSHA!

Man insists Earth is flat, builds rocket with intent to launch self into the atmosflat and return with photographic proof"

Dateline California

Mike Hughes of California announced the first phase of his flat-earth space program: A manned flight to 1,800 feet to gather photographic proof, and shatter the lies of the ball earth conspiracies.

The cutting edge of flat-earth research technology, Hughes' steam powered rocket will launch from a 'heavily modified mobile home', carrying him a mile over the beautiful Mojave Desert, and return with undeniable proof of the disk's true form.

No stranger to the pilot's seat, Hughes is fully recovered from his 2014 flight, which left him in a walker for 2 weeks.

"It's scary as hell."-Mike Hughes

I am okay with this on every level.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 04:34

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

GotLag posted:

Ahem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmrs9GYkbqg&t=6s

Acceptable Alternate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkbrPmIBrcA

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:18

oohhboy: Jun 8, 2013; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Perhaps not

Top Speed � Loaded 67.6 km/h 42 mph

That is 3 times faster than I was expecting.

Moto42 posted:

Got one for the Psuedoscience thread and OSHA!

Man insists Earth is flat, builds rocket with intent to launch self into the atmosflat and return with photographic proof"

Dateline California

Mike Hughes of California announced the first phase of his flat-earth space program: A manned flight to 1,800 feet to gather photographic proof, and shatter the lies of the ball earth conspiracies.

The cutting edge of flat-earth research technology, Hughes' steam powered rocket will launch from a 'heavily modified mobile home', carrying him a mile over the beautiful Mojave Desert, and return with undeniable proof of the disk's true form.

No stranger to the pilot's seat, Hughes is fully recovered from his 2014 flight, which left him in a walker for 2 weeks.

"It's scary as hell."-Mike Hughes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu

quote:

The Legend of Wan Hu
"Wang Tu"

A precursor of the story of Wan Hu appeared in an article by John Elfreth Watkins published in the October 2, 1909 issue of Scientific American, but used the name Wang Tu instead of Wan Hu:

"Tradition asserts that the first to sacrifice himself to the problem of flying was Wang Tu, a Chinese mandarin of about 2,000 years B.C. who, having had constructed a pair of large, parallel and horizontal kites, seated himself in a chair fixed between them while forty-seven attendants each with a candle ignited forty-seven rockets placed beneath the apparatus. But the rocket under the chair exploded, burning the mandarin and so angered the Emperor that he ordered a severe paddling for Wang."

The possibly farcical text proceeds to describe several other fictional stories of ancient aviators.[1] It should be noted that a date of 2000 BC pre-dates the emergence of writing in China by three or four centuries and pre-dates the invention of gunpowder-based rockets in China by about 3,000 years.
"Wan Hu"

The legend of "Wan Hu" was widely disseminated by an unreferenced account in Rockets and Jets by American author Herbert S. Zim in 1945.[2] Another book from the same year, by George Edward Pendray, describes it as an "oft repeated tale of those early days."[3] Most authorities consider the story apocryphal.[4]

"Early in the sixteenth century, Wan decided to take advantage of China's advanced rocket and fireworks technology to launch himself into outer space. He supposedly had a chair built with forty-seven rockets attached. On the day of lift-off, Wan, splendidly attired, climbed into his rocket chair and forty seven servants lit the fuses and then hastily ran for cover. There was a huge explosion. When the smoke cleared, Wan and the chair were gone, and was said never to have been seen again."

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:23

Bloody Hedgehog: Dec 12, 2003; 💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something

Paddle that wang.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:25

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

Memento posted:

Not as bad as you'd think - they have a diesel engine on board that runs a generator, that feeds electric motors in each hub. So the engine runs at the optimal revs for efficiency.

I mean, relatively not that bad, still like 300L/hour.

To put that in context, it has a 3,785L fuel tank (7,850L optional).

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:28

jamal: Apr 15, 2003; I'll set the building on fire

Don't you need to be up at like 50k to really see the curvature of the earth?

I know these guys are idiots, but how does he expect to see anything without even getting above the surrounding mountains?

I suppose the plan is "all the way up at 1800ft and all i can see are mountains. Earth is definitely flat!"

jamal fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Nov 22, 2017

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:37

GotLag: Jul 17, 2005; 食べちゃダメだよ

jamal posted:

Don't you need to be up at like 50k to really see the curvature of the earth?

I know these guys are idiots, but how does he expect to see anything without even getting above the surrounding mountains?

He's just getting idiots to pay for his rocket :ssh:

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:38

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

GotLag posted:

He's just getting idiots to pay for his rocket

He's gonna die isn't he?

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:43

Former DILF: Jul 13, 2017

Mustached Demon posted:

He's gonna die isn't he?

we're all gonna die

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:44

Proteus Jones: Feb 28, 2013

Moto42 posted:

The cutting edge of flat-earth research technology, Hughes' steam powered rocket will launch from a 'heavily modified mobile home'

So basically, a super-sized version of this, but with super hot steam. What could go wrong?

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:46

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

Proteus Jones posted:

So basically, a super-sized version of this, but with super hot steam. What could go wrong?

Yeah he's gonna die.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:47

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Proteus Jones posted:

So basically, a super-sized version of this, but with super hot steam. What could go wrong?

But Trump says steam is terrible and should be replaced with digital launchers.

So why isn't this guy using digital to to power his rocket?

:thunk:

# ? Nov 22, 2017 05:57

DiHK: Feb 4, 2013; by Azathoth

Memento posted:

This is unfortunately an entirely standard haul truck/LV interaction.

This is the field of view around a typical haul truck. Don't be in the grey areas because they cannot see you.

Yeah I get that but how the hell does the van not see the enormous hauler?

# ? Nov 22, 2017 06:25

Kibayasu: Mar 28, 2010

DiHK posted:

Yeah I get that but how the hell does the van not see the enormous hauler?

They might have briefly stopped not expecting it to move or something like that.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 06:30

jsoh: Mar 24, 2007; O Muhammad, I seek your intercession with my Lord for the return of my eyesight

at one site i was at they had a big framed picture of a hauler on top of a 24 foot school bus

# ? Nov 22, 2017 06:32

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

DiHK posted:

Yeah I get that but how the hell does the van not see the enormous hauler?

Probably stopped to wait for it to go past, which seems like the right idea, until you realise that the correct place to stop to wait for it to go past was somewhere not in the pit.

If you have haul trucks on a mine site, you need to make sure you're quarantining light vehicles from every place the haul trucks can go. Otherwise, poo poo gets parked on.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 06:48

Volcott: Mar 30, 2010; People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

Gorilla Salad posted:

But Trump says steam is terrible and should be replaced with digital launchers.

So why isn't this guy using digital to to power his rocket?

Wasn't he objecting to the magnetic launch system and insisting steam was better?

# ? Nov 22, 2017 07:14

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

Pander posted:

please tell us he's your primary forklift operator.

Na, nothing serious like that, he just welds gas piping.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 08:35

Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

jamal posted:

Don't you need to be up at like 50k to really see the curvature of the earth?

I know these guys are idiots, but how does he expect to see anything without even getting above the surrounding mountains?

I suppose the plan is "all the way up at 1800ft and all i can see are mountains. Earth is definitely flat!"

All this poo poo has been done before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7w_v9J7iOc

# ? Nov 22, 2017 08:50

Former DILF: Jul 13, 2017

Wasabi the J posted:

All this poo poo has been done before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7w_v9J7iOc

thats what they want you to think :tinfoil:

# ? Nov 22, 2017 08:51

oohhboy: Jun 8, 2013; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Volcott posted:

Wasn't he objecting to the magnetic launch system and insisting steam was better?

It doesn�t matter, it is a steam burn either way.

# ? Nov 22, 2017 09:03

jamal: Apr 15, 2003; I'll set the building on fire

Wasabi the J posted:

All this poo poo has been done before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7w_v9J7iOc

The other jon bois videos are pretty great too

And yeah i didn't read the article first. Don't think that guy actually believes the earth is flat.

And have no flat earthers tried sticking a camera on a weather balloon?

# ? Nov 22, 2017 09:07

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

To put that in context, it has a 3,785L fuel tank (7,850L optional).

�Hey Steve, how big do you reckon we ought to make the tank?�

�Like, a thousand gallons.�

�Sounds good. See you at the Vanilla Unicorn.�

# ? Nov 22, 2017 09:18

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

Effective-Disorder posted:

This thread is standing on the edge of a 'flat earth' discussion now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4S0rAZypzY

The mining company I used to work for was always big on making safety videos. We didn't have stuntmen or budget, so everything unsafe was filmed as 'safely' as possible right up to the moment the saw hits, the car is crushed, the guy drowns etc. The site safety manager for laughs decided that he wanted to star in one and shows him in his underwear waist deep in a dirty contaminated dam with a fishing rod and beer.

Also we got to shutdown a site for a day, had a huge company wide BBQ fun day while hosting our own CAT 797 vs 'Random LVs' demolition derby. I lost a few GoPros that day.

Before GoPros were a thing I still remember volunteering myself to climb a Dragline boom and strap myself to the very top and hang my video camera over the edge to film swinging over a pit. Being 'high up' turned into 'loving high up' with lateral Gforces quick. I was wobblying legs the whole way back down on see through stairs half the side of my boots.

Humphreys fucked around with this message at 12:59 on Nov 22, 2017

# ? Nov 22, 2017 10:42