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Rare Bird
05-12-2009, 02:25
This is in my all time top ten of fantastic things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxHcURXGlFE

http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2007/10/30-ferrari-512-modulo/
Rare Bird
05-12-2009, 05:18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_APT-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9rBcSZb3bE

(Section: 1:03-2:29)

Here's last time i saw it:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/LIVING-SIN/APT-E.jpg
DanJennings
05-12-2009, 10:14
I believe this falls into the category of fantastic things!

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Alex_UK
05-12-2009, 13:09
Blimey!
Jonboy
05-12-2009, 13:23
Double blimey, he is ranked fifth in the world at tumbling
Jason P
05-12-2009, 15:28
In a similar vein to tumbling man....

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:stalks:

:youtheman:

Jason
The Vinyl Adventure
05-12-2009, 15:49
Very impresive!
Jonboy
05-12-2009, 16:01
All very impressive, but it costs you the tax payer money for all the repairs to the vandalised seats etc that these people trash practising with there bikes and skateboards :bike:, but on a good note you lot have to pay me out of your council tax to fix them, valdalism is a big part of my work ;)
Alex_UK
05-12-2009, 19:56
I used to be pretty good on mountain bike 15 years and 4 stone ago, but geeez that guy is good and boy has he got some guts!
DanJennings
06-12-2009, 14:57
Another fantastic thing, made even better by the fact that people are walking straight past taking no notice. Make sure you watch the bit near the end where he does the White Stripes

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Jason P
07-12-2009, 18:11
He was the guy I saw at Glastonbury on one of the little stages dotted around the place - he was amazing! Within a few minutes he had a huge crowd watching transfixed... really good.

Jason
Rare Bird
07-12-2009, 21:18
Concorde

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_uW5sLug_0&feature=related
Jason P
08-12-2009, 13:31
Concorde


Absolutely, the second most beautiful aircraft in the world... after this...

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Rare Bird
08-12-2009, 13:56
Absolutely





Concorde killed off by the French all because of one accident that was nothing to do with this plane . yes everyone was killed but it was a superb aeroplane, nothing wrong with it at all, had an awesome reliability record...

Here's the horrid clip, how horrifiying is that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qid2s89OfZU&feature=related
The Grand Wazoo
11-12-2009, 22:35
Fantastic Things?

How about a big boy's toy? This application must be one of the most sophisticated uses of hydraulic engineering ever - The Forestry Timber Harvester
I've had tens of thousands of tonnes of timber felled and processed by these machines over the years & to watch a good operator using one is still a source of amazement to me.


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Can you imagine what engineering goes into designing something to grab a 30 metre long lever, that weighs up to almost 2 tonnes (half of which weight is concentrated in the top third), sawing it off in less than 2 seconds, removing hundreds of branches and cutting it into millimetre perfect lengths as it is lowered to the ground in a controlled manner?
This machine does that to 2 trees in 49 seconds!
Incredible!
Themis
11-12-2009, 23:01
This machine does that to 2 trees in 49 seconds!
Incredible!
This is a machine to "Flatten Earth".... :lol:
Alex_UK
11-12-2009, 23:07
It is like something from War of the Worlds with its ruthless efficiency - amazing but just a little creepy... Maybe it's just me!
The Grand Wazoo
11-12-2009, 23:58
I know what you mean.
Those trees have been growing for longer than I've been on the planet & yet they're turned into a stack of logs & a pile of greenery in less time than it takes to plant a new one.

Still, the world needs wood, & those trees were planted in order to provide it.
The Grand Wazoo
12-12-2009, 00:34
Andre,
Just a little creepy - see post #17
Rare Bird
12-12-2009, 17:00
Andre,
Just a little creepy - see post #17

Yeh i know i deleted the post as soon as i realised Alex brain is tooned into mine!
The Vinyl Adventure
12-12-2009, 17:11
That thing is barmy, it's like a crazy dinosaur tansformer thing! It is certainly a bit creepy
Alex_UK
12-12-2009, 18:15
Yeh i know i deleted the post as soon as i realised Alex brain is tooned into mine!

God help me! ;)

:lolsign:
Rare Bird
12-12-2009, 23:42
:worthless:


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/LIVING-SIN/Brains.jpg
Alex_UK
12-12-2009, 23:51
:worthless:



http://sydwalker.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/homer_the_scream1.jpg

:lolsign:
Rare Bird
13-12-2009, 00:06
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The Vinyl Adventure
14-12-2009, 20:46
Anyone watching bbc3 ... Move like micheal Jackson ... Some of these dancers are really impressive!