Comments on Dark Roasted Blend: The Biggest (and Hungriest) Machines

Frank says Germany wouldn't have won WW1 with type...

2008-08-30T10:34:00.000-07:00

Frank says Germany wouldn't have won WW1 with type of machine. Well Frank, I got some sad news for ya, they didn't win.

beasty killing machine from 2029

2008-08-29T03:16:00.000-07:00

beasty killing machine from 2029

You shouldn't anthropomorphize machines. They don'...

2008-08-22T19:15:00.000-07:00

You shouldn't anthropomorphize machines. They don't like it.

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good idea, haha

2008-08-14T14:00:00.000-07:00

good idea, haha

The U.S. government should be using this type of e...

2008-08-14T08:43:00.000-07:00

The U.S. government should be using this type of earthmoving equipment to trench out and securie the U.S. southern border

First, Germany wouldn't have won WW1 with this typ...

2008-06-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

First, Germany wouldn't have won WW1 with this type of machine, as it is not really fast - about 10 meters per minute.

Second, the weight is about 13000 metric tons.

Third, it does not use own generators, but gets its power by a long cable. The power sockets are a bit larger than the wall sockets at home, of course. ;-)

Then, the coffee maker would be from Krups, not Krupp. But fridges from Liebherr share the producer with the big cranes.

And last: It is possible to visit the Bagger 288 and a few of his smaller brothers. Three times in a year, there is "Open House", where people can visit the Garzweiler open cast pit. It is located western of Cologne. You will not come really close to 288, but almost be able to touch a slightly smaller machine. There are also a few view points around the pits "Garzweiler" and "Hambach", where it is possible to take photographs.

"BURP!" ... (Excuse me.)Krupp? Aren't these the s...

2007-12-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

"BURP!" ... (Excuse me.)

Krupp? Aren't these the same people who make my coffee maker?

"Yes please. Make mine black."

--- OK, from the US. I'm impressed. I would travel to Germany just to see this thing. Where is it? Can you get close? Tour it? Drive it?

--- Why don't we take to Iraq or Afghanistan? I doubt that Osama's IED's would have much effect on it!

WOWSER! My hat's off to the Germans!

I has it's own generators to make the electricity ...

2007-12-04T10:13:00.000-08:00

I has it's own generators to make the electricity it uses, so there is some noise. However, the grinding of the huge excavation wheel should make a lot of noise as well...

USS Nimitz is a ship, not a machine.You can compar...

2007-05-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

USS Nimitz is a ship, not a machine.

You can compare USS Nimitz with another ship, like the biggest ship in the world

i guess it doesn't make extreme noise since it's p...

2007-04-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

i guess it doesn't make extreme noise since it's powered by electricity.

that's right, this is not the biggest machine, but...

2007-04-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

that's right, this is not the biggest machine, but still it can freak me.. I can imagine the noice when the machine is running..

Ok, so, two errors: - Its 240 m long, not 300. - I...

2006-12-11T13:10:00.000-08:00

Ok, so, two errors:
- Its 240 m long, not 300.
- Its the largest tracked vehicle in the world, not the largest moving machine.

That is all.

Let's just hope it doesn't gain sentience by being...

2006-11-27T11:52:00.000-08:00

Let's just hope it doesn't gain sentience by being struck by lightning or something, else we're all in trouble.

Something like 3 gas stations per mile.

2006-11-22T08:22:00.000-08:00

Something like 3 gas stations per mile.

God, I’ve always wanted a bulldozer. I always thou...

2006-11-22T08:21:00.000-08:00

God, I’ve always wanted a bulldozer. I always thought, what could stop a bulldozer? Snow? Nope. Ice? Nope. Rain? Nope. Mud? Nope. But apparently the Germans figured a way.

Now all I want is a Bagger 288!

Anyone know what gas mileage it’d get?

What a CAT-tastrophy!

2006-11-22T07:50:00.000-08:00

What a CAT-tastrophy!

I suppose they used anchor chain for dental floss ...

2006-11-22T07:49:00.000-08:00

I suppose they used anchor chain for dental floss to get the cat out!!

Big, but definetly not the largest moving machine ...

2006-11-21T13:52:00.000-08:00

Big, but definetly not the largest moving machine of the world... USS Nimiz? meh.... Google supertanker "Jahre Viking" (over 458 meters long) and then check out http://www.f60.de/index_e.htm That thing is 502 meters long and runs on railroad tracks!!! Part of the carriage of F60 can be seen here: http://www.hfinster.de/StahlArt2/archive-Lausitz-BW-72-5-22.11.2000-en.html Have fun :)

quarry lorries, quail before your lord.

2006-11-20T22:38:00.000-08:00

quarry lorries, quail before your lord.

They could have won WW1 with this one.

2006-11-19T23:13:00.001-08:00

They could have won WW1 with this one.

“Tell me the secret code Mr. Bond or I will feed y...

2006-11-19T23:13:00.000-08:00

“Tell me the secret code Mr. Bond or I will feed you to the Crushing Plant.”

And why can't someone build me an AT-AT?

2006-11-19T23:12:00.000-08:00

And why can't someone build me an AT-AT?

Take a look at the Photoshop version.

2006-11-19T07:32:00.000-08:00

Take a look at the Photoshop version.

To the latest anonymous: particle accelerators can...

2006-11-18T23:38:00.000-08:00

To the latest anonymous: particle accelerators can only produce as much antimatter as electricity can be pumped into them, and at nowhere near 100% efficiency. To generate even a gram of antimatter takes more energy than the entire world generates.

Knife fight? The CERN accelerator. They've got ant...

2006-11-18T20:58:00.000-08:00

Knife fight? The CERN accelerator. They've got anti-protons in that thing. Ponder on eequalsemceesquared in light of total conversion of mass to energy in a matter-antimatter collision, as opposed the the miniscule fraction of one percent conversion in either the reactors or the Hbombs on the Nim. And any Nimitz would be a little tired after sailing to Switzerland...