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Ignoring the political issues, living in a landlocked state, it always boggles my mind reading about and seeing pictures of these huge ships. I'm not sure I've
by jlarocco 11y ago
Ignoring the political issues, living in a landlocked state, it always boggles my mind reading about and seeing pictures of these huge ships. I'm not sure I've ever seen a man made object even coming close to the size of these ships.
- tcopeland 11y agoIt was pretty wild being underway on the west coast of the US and seeing a huge smear appear on the radar as a container ship swept by. If we were going north and they were going south the relative speed was really something. And the CPA (closest point of approach) would be a couple of miles, so you couldn't hear them, but wow, they were impressive.
- vacri 11y agoSkyscrapers? Sporting stadiums? Megamalls? You could also probably consider large sections of the road network to be single objects.
- jlarocco 11y agoFrom what I've heard, some of the larger cargo ships and oil tankers are big enough to carry the Empire State Building. And the Empire State Building is a lot bigger than any building I can think of in Colorado. And besides, buildings just sit there. These big ships are moving machines that travel around the world. Much more impressive, IMO.
- brobinson 11y agoHow about a ship that carries ships? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ShjJW85S7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ShjJW85S7E