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    Great Engineering Feats

    This is inspired by the skyscraper thread. I always find reading about great engineering feats inspiring. I can spend quite some time reading about dams, bridges, towers and even highways if they're at least a bit "grande".

    Any suggestions?
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    Chernobyl.

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    • #3
      highways? such as the autobahn?

      I'm partial to the Hoover Dam, but only because it's so close to my home town. It's been trumped many times over. But it's still cool.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Kuciwalker
        Chernobyl.
        USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_%28SSN-571%29


        I'm partial to this one having been in the navy nuclear power program.

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        • #5
          This:



          Got hit by 20 artillery shells and one V-2 rocket during WW2, but stood strong. They should've asked Belgian engineers to build the WTC.
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          • #6
            More seriously, I'm always impressed by highway interchanges. When I see one is when I feel most aware of mankind's organisational skills.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
              More seriously, I'm always impressed by highway interchanges. When I see one is when I feel most aware of mankind's organisational skills.
              not if you seen the crappy ones in Las Vegas.

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              • #8
                That's cuz you don't have Belgian engineers.
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                • #9
                  meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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                  • #10


                    Here's another engineering feat, the world's biggest ship elevator (or at least it used to be, I believe they recently build a bigger one elsewhere). As big a white elephant as it can get. Utterly useless, but impressive.
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                        god bless america!
                        "I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
                        'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger

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                        • #13
                          The Great Wall
                          (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                          (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                          (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                            ACK!
                            Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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                            • #15
                              ~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~

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