What's stopping big Bertha?
 

Any ideas, Dwellars?

What's stopping big Bertha? Seattle debates mysterious object obstructing tunnel machine

The obvious answer...

Here's what I don't get. My kids watch this old show called "Popular Mechanics For Kids," which originally ran from 1997 to 2001. In one of the episodes, they do a segment on Big Bertha, including video footage of it up and running, so it's not like they were just profiling some future machine design that hadn't been built yet. At the latest, this episode was part of the final season in 2001, which would mean it's taken 12 years to dig 1,000 feet? What was the holdup?


Edit: nevermind, I'm dumb. I think the same machine gets moved from one construction site to another, and the video was from sometime earlier in its tunnel-digging career.

The UK Government has been telling us, for quite a while now, that it has been disposing of the National Debt. They didn't tell us how or where. I suspect all is about to be revealed :eek:

The Vulcan

Have they tried the on switch or made sure it is still plugged in?

In my experience an unplug and reboot normally works.

Something surrounded by lots of water...

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Via...m/Display/1369

Thanks to Ponce, the sign has already been made to celebrate it's 400-yr anniversary.

I knew a chap called Grant.
He wasn't Spanish though. Or a ponce. Although he was a bit of an arsehole as I remember.

Obviously Her big ol BUTT !!!!

Bertha Pool
 

So we gonna do a pool or what? I know it could be something really cool like a locomotive or a tank but assuming they'll figure it out, my money is on slag (waste from smelting).

I'm going to go with "buried shipwreck."