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Well, that's terrifying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQusj6tD97w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQusj6tD97w It's basically just a floating barge with an e
by civilitty 3y ago
Well, that's terrifying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQusj6tD97w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQusj6tD97w
It's basically just a floating barge with an excavator chipping away at the dam a little bit every day, while water rushes past it through the damage.
- whartung 3y agoI guess the game is to simply not let the holes be big enough to lose the barge through, and the motive power to be able to pull away from the current of the water going over (either on the barge, or maybe there was a shore winch). It's also kind of amazing that the dam was essentially destroyed with a single guy and a single (large) jack hammer.
- Arrath 3y agoAs I recall, the barge had very limited motive power and was instead anchored to multiple points, positioning itself by using winches on those lines.
- gibspaulding 3y ago> It's also kind of amazing that the dam was essentially destroyed with a single guy and a single (large) jack hammer. I was thinking the same thing. I know that being a heavy equipment operator is probably mind numbingly boring a lot of the time, but this particular job looks like it would have been incredibly satisfying.