 Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Time-lapse video: Construction of Airbus A380 in 7 minutes Moving the huge parts, and the actual construction of this giant aircraft. url A380 Tailstrike! (testing the effects of minimum velocity takeoff ) url and the amazing cross-wind landing: url ------------ Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Cool vintage wiring:  ------------ Wet  (original unknown) ------------ Good Idea  (image credit: lobzik) ------------ What is this thing? Is it pig's exercise equipment? or a guillotine??  (original unknown) UPDATE: The pig-thing is for fixing an animal (usually cows/pigs) while cutting their hoofs/claws. Phil Hofstetter writes: "In the Swiss countryside (where I live), the "Klauenschneider" (claw-cutter) is a common profession - a man with a device as on the picture mounted on a trailer moving from farm to farm!" ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: The Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa - [fascinating] Abandoned Housing Project in Taiwan - [flickr set] Top IT Disasters of all time - [tech] Skyscraper with Opening Hat - [architecture] Bees make a hive in a jar - [slightly freaky] How to Burn Saltwater as Fuel - [wow video] Narrowest City Houses: Cramped Living - [urban] Devon Whirlwind - [nature video] - via The world's most effective speed bump - [fun video] ------------ Walking to the Sky "Walking To The Sky" Sculpture (2004), Jonathan Borofsky. Nasher Sculpture Garden, Dallas.  (image credit: Jason Lee) ------------ New Scrat almost like something out ot the "Ice Age" movie:  ------------ Pulling his tongue.... Seven ladies on one man. Did he say something wrong?  (image credit: Miss Magnolia) Permanent Link...  Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: |
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The pig-thing is for fixing an animal (usually cows / pigs) while cutting their hoofs/claws. On the swiss countryside (where I live), the "Klauenschneider" (claw-cutter) is a common profession - a man with a device as on the picture mounted on a trailer moving from farm to farm!
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