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04-15-2009, 12:52 AM | #1 | |
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April 15, 2009: Hubble's 100 Incher
You know Hubble, they named that awesome space telescope after him.
This Mack truck is hauling the 100 inch telescope mirror up Mt Wilson for the telescope Hubble would discover galaxies with. I love those old chain-drive Macks. Quote:
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04-15-2009, 02:39 AM | #2 |
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Major dick, grip and important jobs
My first thought was like, a 100 incher, no way, impossible, even for a major celebrity like Hubble.
By the way, those tires seem to lack grip - thats why this guy at the rear end has to push pretty hard. And the the other guy on top of the vehicle does a very important job as well. Probably bearing responsibility.
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04-15-2009, 03:02 AM | #3 |
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Pretty stiff ride. Those solid tire wheels and no suspension to speak of it was a jolting ride at very slow speeds. The guy riding on top will come down after a while, whether he wants to or not.
The guy in the rear indicates the vehicle is traveling at walking speed. He's lookig to see if anything else falls off on the way up. The guy driving is a professional, why else would he be wearing a tie and looking concerned?
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04-15-2009, 04:57 AM | #4 |
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And to do the same thing in these modern times, they use a, um, truck!
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04-15-2009, 07:02 AM | #5 |
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Bruce, wasn't your first job assembling those chain drives in Allentown?
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04-15-2009, 10:48 AM | #6 |
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Nah, they said I was too old. :p
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04-15-2009, 11:41 AM | #7 | |
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04-15-2009, 08:16 AM | #8 |
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Ummm... why not set it on edge and roll it up the mountain? I wouldn't walk behind it under those circumstances, but maybe I'd throw some grapes under the front edge and sip wine along the way.
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04-15-2009, 08:24 AM | #9 |
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Lens-Crafters could have done it faster and cheaper.
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04-15-2009, 09:21 AM | #10 |
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True, but they'd have mixed up America's order with Russia's and have to do them both over.
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04-15-2009, 09:43 AM | #11 |
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Good thing they have that BOGO deal.
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04-15-2009, 11:02 AM | #12 | |
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Quote:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.175095&z=13
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04-15-2009, 11:54 AM | #13 | |
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04-15-2009, 01:21 PM | #14 |
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(Nice pull, but it's Slauson. Over there, by Sepulveda.)
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04-15-2009, 10:50 PM | #15 |
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You're right, Google only has 4310 hits for Slawson cut off, and 6780 for Slauson cut off. Thank you for the correction.
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