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Germany is also home to enormously gigantic machines like the Bagger 288 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288) that
by astrodust 12y ago
Germany is also home to enormously gigantic machines like the Bagger 288 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288) that are so enormous you can see them from space.
The scale of this thing is staggering. In one incident it accidentally scooped up a bulldozer: http://imgur.com/gallery/rU3XU http://imgur.com/gallery/rU3XU
Also shown there is what it looks like when it's on the move along a carefully planned and prepared route: http://i.imgur.com/51x5NIR.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/51x5NIR.jpg?1
I'm sure the budget for moving a scientific device isn't as huge as something involved in mineral extraction where time equals money.
- msandford 12y agoJeebus that thing is huge. That wasn't a small bulldozer. It's not the biggest they make but it's definitely no joke. It weighs 18 tons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D6
- callesgg 12y agoYou can't see that thing from space. With optics you definitely would, but with optics you can see a single human from space.
- astrodust 12y agoIt wouldn't take more than binoculars. The bare patch of ground this thing has made is gigantic. It's not just the digger, there's this conveyor system that's an integral part of the system that looks miles long. https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8674604,6.6073151,43657m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8674604,6.6073151,43657m/dat...