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Here's One for the Books

04/27/2017 4:56 PM

Just ran across this and thought everyone might get a kick out of it

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04/27/2017 5:20 PM

Hey, is "Caption This" back?

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04/27/2017 11:49 PM

DIY "Caption this" as the last official one was posted but immediately driven into exile by a gaggle of Engineering360 Newsletter yawners.
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04/27/2017 5:35 PM

Hey Joe, pass me up another 7290 tons of counterweight!

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04/27/2017 8:02 PM

"The Eiffel Tower? Phuque that! I wanna see the Eiffel Crane!"
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04/27/2017 8:25 PM

IIRC, Eiffel's resume includes the frame for the Statue of Liberty.

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04/27/2017 8:39 PM

Yes. He was quite accomplished. The observatory in Nice is also of his design.

Eiffel also had an apartment high up in the Eiffel tower. It's still there and preserved in its original condition.

Could you image having a flat like that? It would be awesome but I'd never get my gf up there - she's terrified of heights.

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04/28/2017 10:34 AM

they should have made another apartment/laboratory for Tesla to take up residence in, although he was not Flench.

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04/27/2017 11:24 PM

"Phuque"? I was think'n more like, "Oh sh*t" what's the shock load?

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04/27/2017 11:33 PM

I've never thought to look it up, thinking it was not a 'real' word. Ah well, ewe learn something knew every day. Perhaps I should start spelling it 'pfuque.' In honour of the denizens of a nearby town called "Pflugerville." Lotz o' pfeasant pluquers there.

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04/27/2017 8:06 PM

"Hey Joe! Lift it a little and jiggle it. I wanna see if we can hear the screams from here!"
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04/28/2017 4:46 AM

And how did they build the crane?

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04/28/2017 4:55 AM

I think we may have seen a You-Tube video about that on CR4. I'll see what I can find by Googling "tower crane assembly".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB91Sm-kGJ8

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04/28/2017 6:37 AM

I think they got the guys from the floating skyscraper concept. Masters of their domain and all.

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04/28/2017 8:46 AM

Oh gawd what a hoot that was lol!

Speaking of which, what is the tensile strength of BS anyway?

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04/28/2017 9:45 AM

Damn near indestructible.

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04/28/2017 9:59 AM

A souper hoot! just a few days ago I was verbally trying to explain the concept to my brother without resorting to the internet.

I never heard someone say "What!?" so many times in a row.

..It's a good one to keep in the pocket for the right occasion.

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04/28/2017 6:03 PM

Kinda depends on what the bull ate.

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Please elaborate?

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04/29/2017 10:55 AM

Quote!

what is the tensile strength of BS anyway?

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05/01/2017 9:39 AM

Haven't seen too many old bulls chomping away at large diameter wire ropes lately have we?

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