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JnnyThndrs posted:Hey... I've got one of those! Edit: poo poo gently caress tables on an attachment. Sorry. 
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chem42 posted:This truck is rated to haul 800,000lbs, whats another 200,000 going to do? Maybe... make it collapse? Edit: remember to refresh, kids.
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rocket_350 posted:My great-grandfather's Case traction engine exploded in the 20's. Wrong thread. This obviously goes in "Post Pictures of Awesome Mechanical Failures."
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rocket_350 posted:How did I miss hearing about that? That's epic. There is a bunch of video of this as it happened on Youtube. The first one is a compilation of CCTV footage, it even shows a wall of water engulfing a camera. I'm probably a terrible person, but I had "Yackety Sax" playing in my head with the gatekeeper and the guy thinking "The hydroelectric plant just exploded, but I don't want to scratch up MAH SUV by breaking through the gate."
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May I be so bold as to request a container thread? Both disasters and normally working with them. Since they can be put on axles and trucked around, I'd say it fits in the AI spectrum.
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Jack the Smack posted:Make one and if you don't get banned then it's a success. Eh, I've got nothing to add about containers, just find them curious and fascinating.
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ijustam posted:Big fail, indeed. That's making the rounds... I'd like to see pictures of what things looked like after he pried the hood open.
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UsernameExists posted:hole in gas tank (that was patched with epoxy, which didn't last long )
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ratbert90 posted:you seem to misunderstand me. I don't hate any particular company, and am not a rabid fanboy of any motor/make/company. My god man, proofread your posts. This thing is drat near unintelligible with you using highfalutin words incorrectly and all.
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Nam Taf posted:Anyhow, for content (and I've no idea if this has been posted yet, sorry guys!), whilst not mechanical destruction specifically, this has got to be a surefire way of ensuring it'll be impressive when it inevitably does: Haha, internal speed holes!
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scapulataf posted:What am I missing here? It's probably a G60.
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Gorilla Salad posted:Just another working mine. Nothing to see here. Story, please.
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Jack the Smack posted:It looks like a train that's not moving and just on fire cause of a mechanical failure. Good morning to you, too, buzzkill.
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greenman100 posted:Brilliant... funny... and... 4 pages ago.
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May 20, 2010 21:04
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You Am I posted:Awful crash in the Super League racing during the weekend. Driver is alive... That's a picture of a horrible mechanical failure?
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Kill-9 posted:Every Freelander owner I know has gone through at least one engine. Some more than one. There's a reason they are the paria of the Rover world. I guess Land Rover decided they needed a new crappy model and gave us the Evoque. This looks to be the truth. I checked my local craigslist and it had a half dozen Freelanders for sale, 2 in the $2000 range and 4 in the $7000 range. Yup, the 2 cheap ones had dead motors. Would it be worth swapping a real engine into one, or is the rest of the car crap, too?
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Poing posted:You may not have liked the guy, but that's kinda harsh. Because this forum is called Something Softnsweet, after all.
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MikeyTsi posted:AI: Let's talk about our feelings. AI: I just think it's unwarranted, that's all.
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Ferremit posted:what the hell did that? Something in the intake tract for one hell of a long time? Whatever, that thing hasn't been making pressure for a while.
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Beach Bum posted:Crash picks from bad driving. How many threads are you going crosspost this to?
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Beach Bum posted:I'm bored, cranky, and stuck at home. I left out the story. What's it to you? Is this not the mechanical carnage thread? No, it's not the mechanical carnage thread, it's the mechanical failures thread. Nothing failed in your story, except for your ability to see cars about to hit you... and that's not mechanical.
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hippynerd posted:Well, when someone makes that thread, heres a couple of my favorites: Yeah, fatalities are awesome. 
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Wait. The building... fell... over?
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The Rocket Salad posted:Holy poo poo. Need an "Awesome Mechanical Failures" thread just for this event.
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Have you tried using a medium solvent with a hard plastic scraper? It sounds like you're dealing with something that needs mechanically separated from the wheels. I had something similar with a set of used wheels I just cleaned up. A combination of WD-40 and GooGone soaked the nasty stuff for about 15 minutes, then I went at it with a hard plastic tool (similar to a bone tool). The plastic wasn't hard enough to scratch the wheels, but was hard enough to dig through the hard stuff. One of the problems is penetration, the stuff gets super hard, so if you can dig channels into the coating, then let whatever solvent you're using sink in to the channels... it's a divide-and-conquer thing.
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Paul Boz_ posted:I had my left thumb surgically reconstructed this morning. Pretty epic mechanical failure there. You can't just tease us with that. Story please.
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ROFLBOT posted:That is truly a thing of beauty.
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Phangor posted:Tire blew out, better drive to the repair shop. Saw it on Reddit, better post it in AI.
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May 13, 2011 21:29
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Grimster posted:So.. it's only OK if the picture is your own picture? quote:Since we can only post our own from now on here's one from a couple years ago: MARTYR CARD PLAYED. 
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Re-posting this from the Youtube thread because, seriously, how many hundreds of thousands of dollars did this "bombproof" car cost, only to be taken out by a... curb?quote:Superior German limo traverses the bump with a little scrape. Imperialistic American heavy iron gets stopped in its tracks. Obama's limo beached: Then Sockington added a link to another view: quote:Watch this view My hypothesis is the pneumatic/hydraulic system for the front suspension got taken out by the curb/protruding bit of metal, causing the front suspension to poo poo the bed and turn turtle, does anyone have any further info? Further: Matlock said that it was one of the 2004 Bush versions and it certainly looks like the old style, versus the much-heralded new version seen here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/15/barackobama-obama-white-house So why would the president be riding around in an old, fragile hoopdie? meatpimp fucked around with this message at 21:23 on May 23, 2011 |
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grover posted:Budget cuts Still bombproof, just not curbproof. VVV Oh, it was more than just a highside... the rear wheels were off the ground. meatpimp fucked around with this message at 22:58 on May 23, 2011 |
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eddiewalker posted:Drag the slider across to level an entire town: Pfft... I was doing that in SimCity decades ago.
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Toucan Sam posted:I guess i should start taking advantage of my customers also. If it's dumb TPMS with just a light i check the pressure in all the tires to find the low one, inspect it for damage, patch/plug the hole, and send the customer out ten dollars poorer. I think i'm doing it wrong. Morals /ethics are terrible things for business.
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Motronic posted:Glad you have demonstrated your through understanding of the sarcasm in my post. Someone has a broken panty unbuncher.
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Breast Pussy posted:a friend just shared this picture and it would fit nicely here. this is what happens when your mechanic insists that you need a new strut mount but you decide not to listen to them. Next VW fad. Callin' it here.
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Breast Pussy posted:your car has a flat tire? sure, i'll look at it. It's not in the sidewall, just patch it.
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I'm sure BBS loves it when people put real center caps on replica wheels, then the crap wheels fail and BBS' reputation takes the collective hit.
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Shroomie posted:I suppose this counts: I like that the guy in the striped shirt is pointing, like the giant fireball is something that may be missed.
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People from other states are bad drivers. Just like people of other ethnicities are bad drivers. And other genders. Basically anybody not you is a bad driver.
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Das Volk posted:How is this so difficult for you? Pay some loving attention to the traffic coming up behind you instead of being an arrogant little snot that has to impose his will upon other road users. Everyone else can figure it out. Try to imagine a closing speed like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHQKiTT6fak then tell me there would be constant car wrecks. There aren't because it doesn't happen, people actually respect other road users, and that's why it works. Your attitude is exactly why there are problems with driving in the US. That's such and extreme example that it's not even useful. The problem comes when someone is going 71.5mph passing a vehicle moving at 70.0mph, which will take what... 15 to 30 seconds? And if a vehicle is in the left lane coming up on these two at 75 mph, the American Entitlement of that driver takes over, he goes all rear end-riding of the first left lane passer and a pissing contest ensues. And I half-agreed with Geoj. I'm going to go stab myself now.
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