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Old 11-12-2007, 09:11 AM   #1
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that was crazy......
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I actually cheered. LOL
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Old 11-12-2007, 10:48 AM   #4
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Ouch!! I would've hated to be taking a nap in there at the time
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I've decided to take a career change in the direction mining. Unbelievably fun I imagine.
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Old 11-12-2007, 04:07 PM   #6
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I sure the owners of the mining company wouldn't look too favorably on that, specially I think those trucks cost $500,000 or more.
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I sure the owners of the mining company wouldn't look too favorably on that, specially I think those trucks cost $500,000 or more.
I think more like double that.
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And heck... maybe it's the owner driving it!!
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:28 PM   #9
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Old 11-13-2007, 10:28 AM   #10
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More construction site fun.

Industrial robot fun.

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Old 11-13-2007, 11:09 AM   #11
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Old 11-13-2007, 12:24 PM   #12
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That first one looks fun.

Second one not so much.
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Old 11-13-2007, 10:09 PM   #13
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Wow... that crane ride looks fun, but ya, that robot ride looks a little rough! I kept envisioning getting my head smashed into the floor!
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Old 11-13-2007, 10:22 PM   #14
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I saw something like the second one on daily planet once. The guys that made it said they were making deals with amusement parks. They even had tv glasses to make virtual roller coasters.
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Old 11-14-2007, 04:41 AM   #15
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Just looking at how close that guys head came to the ground in the robot one. I might've gone on that if it didn't put my head 2cm from scraping on the ground.
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Old 11-14-2007, 09:00 AM   #16
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I sure the owners of the mining company wouldn't look too favorably on that, specially I think those trucks cost $500,000 or more.
Considering the price of tyres on those babies, I think you're being a little conservative there

I don't think the owners would care, so long as they don't flip it. They tip one of those they just use another truck to shove it aside, it's not worth the cost of getting a crane up there to recover it.
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Old 11-18-2007, 03:22 AM   #17
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Agreed, 500K is a bit small. I remember watching a show on large machine and this truck popped up. The tag is moar liek around 2-3mil a truck. A single tire alone was liek 200-300K, at the time of the airing. Modern Marvel btw.
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Old 11-18-2007, 07:34 AM   #18
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How 'bout $4M?

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Also, check out this bad boy for "home" use! Make the Hummer look small:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6026041/
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