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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Lords of the Logistics - part 2


"QUANTUM SHOT" #29


New (fun) way to install the air conditioner




















Source: Echo

An ingenious way to fish out a Ford car out of the river















Chinese Street Cleaning



Traveling in comfort



New ideas for the logging industry:



...for the hotel industry



new approach to BBQ...



and a Private Urban Lawn device



Sources: Exler, Karaul

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COMMENTS:

7 Comments:

Anonymous koshka said...

I guess those high school math classes might have been worth attending after all...

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Blogger Cuppojoe said...

Call me crazy, but I think I might like to try out one of those hotel "rooms"...

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Anonymous eilirj said...

It's an Irish specification Toyota Corolla Van being removed from the dock not a Ford car. The green truck in the last photo has been photoshopped.

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Anonymous ericskiff said...

The last "fishing" one looks photoshopped, but these are funny

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Anonymous Pieter-Jan said...

@ ericskiff: The last one is photoshopped, I remember seeing a movie on this, or a full story anyways. The second truck pulled both cars out.

P.S. The car in fishing is not a Ford, it's a Toyota Corolla.

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Anonymous Paddy O'Brien said...

They all're Irish - that explains a lot. The ingenious car "fishing" with two cranes drowned could only happen in Ireland, and nowhere else in the world! )))

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Anonymous Ian said...

Those guys installing the air-conditioner look like they have done this before. Very creative plan they had there

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  • Let's see the Lexus LX tackle this!
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  • U just need a good driver, the car in no.2 in the equation.
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  • That's not a road to me.
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  • Let's see an X5 "magically feel" its way down this road...
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  • i don't think a land rover could do this....(and you all know how much i love land rovers).
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  • Holy shit!!! Nothing can tackle this. Not even a Land Rover.
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  • Did you see the 9th picture?? Hilarious!
    Here's the link:
    http://static.flickr.com/121/295090600_7d78481e51_o.jpg
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  • The Lord is my Shepherd.....

    I will be having nightmares about this tonite. Kinda takes me back to my years growing up in the Caribbean.
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  • Disagree......

    Detroit. Los Angeles. DC.

    Very nice pictures though, I won't complain so much when 95 is backed up again.
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  • Wait isn't that a LandCruiser in the 3rd picture.
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  • So... where does the hole from the outhouse lead? I mean, how careful do you have to be as you climb up the mountain?
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  • More photos of biking down the World's Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia can be found here: http://www.gravitybolivia.com/gallery/
    PhotohighlightsfromtheWorldsMostDangerousRoad

    This is a regularly scheduled biking tour (when its not rainy season) and actually not that dangerous if done with a reputable tour operator.
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  • #5 made my testicles go up into my pelvis.
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  • U.S. Highway 60 through the Salt River Canyon outside Phoenix, Arizona, provides some pretty striking views. But the two-lane highway is paved and has guard rails, though there are some scenic views with unprotected walking trails. I almost slipped down one myself.
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  • Ashpalt?
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  • I've seen some roads in Peru that are just as dangerous as the ones shown here from all over the world. You need nerves of steel to drive through those.
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  • Yeah I've been on some of those roads in Peru, but these seem a little bit worse....
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  • Perhaps you want to take a look at 'el caminto del rey' in Malaga, Spain : http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey
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  • Wow that was the most amazing set of pictures ever.

    I'd be SCARED
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  • El Camino del Rei, in Spain pictured here should get a look-in on this list. It is a 2 foot wide cement catwalk, travelling along high cliffs, with no barrier, previously used by engineers to service a hydroelectric scheme. Absolutely lethal, especially since huge sections have collapsed.
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  • And I thought the Prekestolen ( Norway ) was quite an adventures trail...
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  • I went down the Bolivian Death Road with a public bus about two years ago. It was very foggy in between and all people were scared to death. The bus had to reverse several times (one time one of the wheels was hanging over the cliff) and the locals were screaming. Quite an experience. Especially because you could see a lot of crashed cars, busses an trucks when you were looking down the cliff.
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  • The Bolivian bike trip is amazing, and Gravity Assisted is the most reputable company to go with. Even flying along at 30-40mph, I never once felt threatened or unsafe.
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  • Makes me want to fire up my Triumph Tiger and go for a spin.
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  • A friend of mine had an accident while biking down the Bolivian road, and had to undergo surgery in a bolivian public hospital: you might want to reconsider your positive opinion on how safe the ride is.
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  • Very Nice! I live in the Himalayas, and relate well to the pictures.
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  • I get scared just looking at this roads and I am a veteran of car accidents in China (twice in one day!) and Russia. Glad to be sitting in the office today.
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  • I was holding my breath the entire time just sitting here looking at the pictures...Yikes!
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  • Super Fotos !
    Da soll sich bei uns noch mal jemand über schlechte Strassen aufregen !
    Conni
    www.ii-tv.de/2 Bikes
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  • A very Interesting Web seit ,specially for thos who want travel in dangerous roads safly with websurfing from there office.
    B.Majnonian
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  • Whoa! This is fantastic!!
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  • Great blog... Some of this roads goes direction to Tarragona, in Catalonia?

    Thanks!
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  • You forgot a coastal road in south-eastern Maui. It curves its way around bends and ridges, just like many of the roads described, similarly without any edging or protection for a slipping or sliding car. However the worst part of this road is that it is 1 lane. It is a few miles long, and if you happen to meet someone head on in the middle of this road, one of you (one who's closer to their end) has to back up and navigate this road in reverse!! Only locals and insane tourists go there. none of the rental companies will come rescue you on that road, a taxi cab won't go to pick you up, and 911 (except for extreme emergencies) will not respond. Rental insurance also does not work there. Something happens on that road, and you pay for the whole value of the car repair or replacement out of pocket.
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  • riding your bike on the World's Most Dangerous Road was one helluva experience....

    check out the blog from the ride!
    World's Most Dangerous Road

    here are the fotos from it

    cheers

    jp
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  • I get butterflies in my stomach just looking at some of these roads, great pictures.
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  • I've been on one of those! Number 3 to be exact. I'm from the Rep of Georgia, and I've been to Sukhumi on that "military" road. It is indeed insane, but I've seen worse in Georgia as well.

    It's especially fun when rocking a lada with doors that swing open on turns. hahahahahahhaha
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  • that is soooo interesting!! and scary.... suddenly the windy cliff roads back at the ol' family farm don't seem so bad!
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  • "No sane road from Kathmandu to Everest would go near Tibet, since both are in Nepal and there are very large mountains between. I think the entry on Tibet needs some modification..."

    Mt. Everest creates the border of Nepal and Tibet. The South side is in Nepal, and the North side is in Tibet. There are no roads to Everest from the Nepal side. If you want to reach it, it's about a 10 day walk up a few mountains from the closest road (I've hiked it.. in the winter..)

    If you want to drive to Everest, the only way to do so is to cross the border into Tibet, and reach it from the other side. That's the road shown in the picture. And it's nowhere near as steep as that one in Bolivia. But then again, there's the ice. :)

    I have pictures from the drive here:
    http://photos.00ff00.com/tibet/drive/

    Another neat fact, China boasts that this road is the highest elevation highway in the world.
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  • Thats awesome collection...
    I like to travel in these roads once...
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  • i think i know the last photo with the toilets, it is actually in Slovakia, High Tatras (not so dangerous, but still great place for treking)
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  • I'm oficially terrified of driving as of today! I thought I'd seen some dang