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Here's a spectacular video of an F4 Phantom crashing into a concrete wall at 500mph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--_RGM4Abv8&feature=player_embedded -Spiffy- posted:Hahhaha everything about that video is retarded. grover fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Nov 11, 2009 |
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ab0z posted:I've seen that one before, as it says in the comments it wasn't a test of the car, but of the wall and facility. the car had lots of weight in the back. If the YouTube comment is right, that's a Holden Commodore and not a Chinese car, but I still don't think I'd want to take one on vacation.
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# ¿ Nov 13, 2009 22:49 |
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Disciple of Pain posted:If you luggage consists of many hundreds of pounds of steel bolted to the floor, then yes. When they test these walls, the cars are over-max weight by a LOT. There is a video of a VW T3 disintegrating and we later find out it had some ungodly amount of steel welded into the bed. The steel should simply be sitting in the trunk, not welded in. Or other ballast added up to the car's stated load capacity, like suitcases full of sand or something.
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# ¿ Nov 14, 2009 21:39 |
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Started building a new patio today. Effort came to a halt pretty quickly. We've had this trailer loaded WAY more in the past, but this must've been its day to fail. Aw, poo poo! Bit beyond hot glue and duct tape. The tire is dry rotted and cracked, and not worth the prep to weld. No idea what happened to the two missing bolts. $25 for a poorly matched wheel. I'm kinda pissed Lowes doesn't stock proper spare parts for their trailers, but at least it fits on the axle, more or less, and seems to work. It's narrower and ruts like mad, though; cuts our load capacity in about half. I bought a matched wheel in case the mismatch would create problems, but it really doesn't seem to make a difference, so I'll probably just return the 2nd one. Somehow in the debacle of getting the one-wheeled cart back home, I lost the pin, too, DOH! grover fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Dec 12, 2009 |
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ExtremeODD posted:If you have got a tractor supply around they have wheels that would work for that.
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Boeing 777 wing tested to failure (good stuff starts at 2:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe9PVaFGl3o grover fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Feb 5, 2010 |
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sharkytm posted:100 million containers per year.
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# ¿ Feb 7, 2010 01:05 |
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Sockington posted:Mallcruiser thread ahoy.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2010 23:34 |
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While only tangentially mechanical failure, I think Staplerfahrer Klaus fits well with this thread. If you haven't seen it before, it's a German spoof forklift training video, demonstrating what not to do. Starts out rather slow, but pretty quickly gets quite funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMhI0KZpYnc Speaking of forklift accidents and subsequent mechanical failure, this is what happens when a structural member supporting a shitload of russian vodka is forcibly removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDWNam7RtE grover fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Feb 15, 2010 |
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FYI, that very same video was JUST posted, and was what InitialDave was replying to.
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2010 02:31 |
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frozenphil posted:Mind linking me, cause I don't see it. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3222431&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=21#post372549588
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# ¿ Feb 19, 2010 04:53 |
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You should be able to analyze the cracks to tell how they were caused; there are always tell-tale signs (though the rust may make them difficult to spot now). I suspect casting defect and fatigue.
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# ¿ Apr 24, 2010 05:07 |
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Why are retreads still legal?
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# ¿ May 6, 2010 01:46 |
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nubie7357 posted:Watch the crane on the right, about 20 seconds in, something leaves it at a high velocity, right before it catches fire. Makes the locomotive engine on page 27 seem mild in comparison. http://news.smh.com.au/business/worker-injured-at-curragh-coal-mine-20081208-6tpl.html quote:A crane operator has been injured after a winch failed at Wesfarmers Ltd's Curragh coal mine in central Queensland.
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InterceptorV8 posted:Mines are somehow pretty safe for humans, but death for machines. grover fucked around with this message at 20:32 on May 8, 2010 |
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Blocko posted:* it's probably fake
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# ¿ May 9, 2010 03:53 |
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Das Volk posted:I love that FLW's work is instantly recognizable. I didn't even know it was his work but I automatically thought "hey that's Frank Wright" It's impressive in person, too. Some rather funny spots, too. For instance, his customer (yes, he built this house on commission for someone) wanted a desk to work on. FWL told him no; he couldn't have a desk, because it would block a small piece of his super-special corner window from opening, and he thought it would look bad when all the other windows were open except that one. Ended up cutting an arc-shaped wedge out of the desk as a compromise. The client asked for a 4-car garage, but FLW gave him a carport instead. (Client enclosed it after FLW left.) They had to buy 3-legged chairs because he put rough cut local stone floor in the dining room/living room, and normal chairs rocked horribly. House is full of little stuff like this. I tell you what; it's a beautiful house, but absolutely unlivable. grover fucked around with this message at 02:51 on May 28, 2010 |
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The head gasket in my camaro finally went It's been leaking for years, but just coolant into the cylinder, and it's been drivable and gently caress me, I'd rather top off the radiator every once in a while than replace the head gasket. But it's been getting worse and worse (1qt of coolant every 20 miles) and as of yesterday, it will no longer start- starter's stalled, and I suspect hydrolock. If all goes well, I'll have some pictures for this thread some point this weekend. I'm just crossing my fingers they're not *too* horrible....
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# ¿ May 28, 2010 20:38 |
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ab0z posted:Launch it with the catapult on the flight deck of the ship in your avatar.
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# ¿ May 28, 2010 21:09 |
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ab0z posted:...then you'll have to spend $5 on a new one? Speaking of mechanical failures, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRMpxUniOw Edit: hot drat, it looks like at the very end of the video, it actually kept flying grover fucked around with this message at 21:24 on May 28, 2010 |
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ab0z posted:Don't you just hate the timing on things like this.
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# ¿ May 28, 2010 21:22 |
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Slow is Fast posted:Which motor in your Camaro? I'm making slow progress. Found a little bit of milk on the valve covers, but none in the oil when I drained it, and very little on the valves. No signs of rust so far, so I don't think it was leaking much (if any) coolant into the oil. I DID manage to break half an electrical connector off, though (it's visible in the photo, right beside the thermostat). Edit: just removed the lower intake manifold. Next up: exhaust manifolds. uggghhhhh grover fucked around with this message at 22:14 on May 29, 2010 |
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Cakefool posted:Some people fail to understand their engine requires air. Speaking of hydrolock... 911's aren't immune, either:
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# ¿ May 30, 2010 12:56 |
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One of my plugs was dripping green fluid when I pulled it out, is that a problem? grover fucked around with this message at 19:52 on May 31, 2010 |
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General_Failure posted:What am I meant to be seeing here? is it that all the valves on the left seem to be failing to open? I've since gotten the right-side head off completely except for one blind bolt in the back strapped to a cable harness that I just can't get leverage to break loose; I'll probably just cut the damned harness bracket tomorrow and replace it with some wire when I reassemble. I haven't hit the left side head bolts yet, but they should be pretty straightforward- plenty of clearance for a breaker bar. One last exhaust manifold bolt has thus far defeated me, though, it's the last thing between me and a brand new headgasket. I'm hoping inspiration will strike me tonight on some way to get it loose. Slack3r posted:Just undo the flanges at the "donuts" and pull the manifolds with the heads. Been doing that for years now. Much nicer pulling 4-6 fairly reachable bolts with real tools than undoing a bunch of hard to reach seized exhaust/head bolts. grover fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jun 1, 2010 |
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As promised: mechanical failure. Amazing how such a tiny bit of damage can kill an engine. grover fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Jun 3, 2010 |
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Why did they go with a pressurized radome on the 787 as opposed to the conventional way?
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# ¿ Jun 9, 2010 10:36 |
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EightBit posted:If you're talking about the energy of a moving object, its usually momentum or kinetic energy; I've never seen the term inertial mass. You can't have inertia without mass. Also, momentum is rarely used to describe the energy of a moving object
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# ¿ Aug 22, 2010 11:10 |
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Jonny Nox posted:From the related videos I found this I clicked. I shouldn't have.
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# ¿ Aug 25, 2010 21:21 |
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Fayez Butts posted:Was it like in Fargo?
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# ¿ Aug 30, 2010 01:02 |
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CommieGIR posted:The ports pretty much on the bottom of the cylinder, likely died due to the air being sucked out of him
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# ¿ Nov 18, 2010 11:35 |
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Beach Bum posted:I changed my brother's spark plugs the other day when he came to me complaining about a misfire.
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# ¿ Dec 17, 2010 04:03 |
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incredibull posted:Well at least my ball joins failed at Home De... oh.
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InstantInfidel posted:http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...ideo_shows.html I'm glad I'm not the taxpayer who's going to have to pay to fix those cars.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:At a certain point you have to ask yourself why you're getting so good at replacing those alternators. Then you realize it's something you really shouldn't be good at. I went through the same thing at dropping the gas tank in my Neon. I could get that bitch drained, unstrapped, unhooked and on the ground in 15 minutes. To be fair I had dropped it 6 times over the course of 2 weekends when tracking down fuel pressure issues. GnarlyCharlie- looks to me like your bolt backed off and the loosened connector shorted the terminal to ground. Whoever installed it hosed up. grover fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:it was me and the nut u see is the locknut. the other one melted completely.
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# ¿ Jan 7, 2011 22:10 |
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Ola posted:I think a can of soda would stay intact in a vacuum. Only 14 PSI delta, no big deal. It's even got an expansion sphere at the bottom. I submit that the can would survive until it struck the car on the other side of the parking lot, across the train tracks.
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InitialDave posted:I'm just waiting to see who the first person to finally break down and start doing hoop stress calculations is. Pressure from freezing generally just blows the bottom out convex, which would decrease internal pressures dramatically, I'd think, and most likely be the worst damage.
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# ¿ Jan 31, 2011 00:10 |
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Sponge! posted:Come now we both know a good weld can/should be stronger than the joined metals.
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DJ Commie posted:Welding filler is almost always specced to have a higher psi rating than the surrounding metal. You can always retreat metal after welding, which is what is done anyway if its that specialized. Or not welded in the first place.
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