That's alot of momentum. (also link needs a "p")
He mis-estimated that? No, dude was drunk.
He was told distinctly NOT to use that highway, but he wanted to save some time. :rolleyes:
I thought this had been an IOtd but I couldn't find it when it was in WTF. :confused:
He only misestimated by a couple of feet. See pictures two and four. The arm was down, pointed forward when it hit. It pierced the bridge below the roadbed and guardrail. This caused it to start pointing upward, which caused the cab to push downward, crushing the flatbed it was on (see pics one and four). The arm made it through the road, and momentum caused the cab to swing forward, smashing against the bottom of the opposite side of the bridge (pic one and two).
And yes, I think this was on the Cellar at some point...
I thought this had been an IOtd but I couldn't find it when it was in WTF. :confused:
It has been posted here before.... but where?
Here.
Though, even for that one, there was this response:
wasnt the truck/bridge an old IoTD?
After seeing this, maybe Hyundai doesn't make absolute crap afterall
He mis-estimated that? No, dude was drunk.
A dude? I thought the headline said it was a hoe.
Long time lurker first time poster... :)
Years ago (maybe 10?) when I worked in news I got to cover a story where a Caterpillar D10 dozer met a bridge the driver thought was higher then it really was. The people in cars behind the tractor trailer carrying the dozer said the D-10 bounced. Bear in mind that a D-10 weighs over 146 thousand pounds (73 tons). The bridge obviously suffered damage and was closed for a short period of time.
The dozer on the other hand, actually faired pretty well. It was on it's side after being ripped from the trailer but looked pretty much like a D10 on its side. They took it back to the Cat manufacturing plant to be checked out. I'm told that with some very minor repair to the engine and a little paint it was apparently put back out for sale. I never heard if they told the dealership it was shipped to and the customer who bought it that it had duked it out with a bridge.
could you imagine driving along the overpass and suddenly seeing that massive hunk of metal explode out of the ground?!? :eek: at least no one was seriously hurt. you've gotta love the sheer incompetency of some truck drivers.
Welcome to the Cellar, Lscan. :D
It's hard to picture a D-10 bouncing, must have been spring steel.
could you imagine driving along the overpass and suddenly seeing that massive hunk of metal explode out of the ground?!? :eek:
No kidding. My first reaction would probably be that the giant battle-robots had finally arrived to begin ravaging our planet.
My first reaction would probably be that the giant battle-robots had finally arrived to begin ravaging our planet.
You'll have to wait until
2007...
could you imagine driving along the overpass and suddenly seeing that massive hunk of metal explode out of the ground?!? :eek: at least no one was seriously hurt. you've gotta love the sheer incompetency of some truck drivers.
could you imagine driving along the overpass and suddenly being hurled into the air as that massive hunk of metal explodes out of the ground beneath you??? :worried:
Excuse me. It's misunderestimated.
Thank you,
The Republican Management Team
No, you were right the first time. Misestimated is fine, misunderestimated would be a double negative/made up word. So, misestimated, or underestimated. :D
A similar thing happened in Oahu, Hawaii just last month:
http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=5369720. Forced a closure of a highway, made some people sleep in their cars overnight!
Only $134,000 to fix that damage? You'd think it would be a lot more.
No, you were right the first time. Misestimated is fine, misunderestimated would be a double negative/made up word. So, misestimated, or underestimated. :D
It was a joke at the expense of the person who is masquerading as the POTUS.
A similar thing happened in Oahu, Hawaii just last month: http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=5369720. Forced a closure of a highway, made some people sleep in their cars overnight!
It shows how little it takes to screw the pooch for commuters. It says the H-1 which I imagine is
the major highway in those parts.
Spell check wanted to change Neatorama to Bertram. :lol:
Bertram? The yachts? Not bad ...
Bertram? The yachts? Not bad ...
Yachts? Oh, I was thinking of a hotel in MA where one time this.......[SIZE="1"]nevermind[/SIZE]:redface:
