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#124395 09/27/06 02:58 PM
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forwarded by email today:
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Problem: A backhoe weighing 8 tons is on top of a flatbed trailer heading east on Interstate 70 near Hays, Kansas ? The extended shovel arm is made of hardened refined steel and the approaching overpass is made of commercial-grade concrete, reinforced with 1 1/2 inch steel rebar spaced at ?6 inch intervals in a criss-cross pattern layered with 1 foot vertical spacing.

Solve: ? When the shovel arm hits the overpass, how fast does the trailer with the backhoe have to be going to slice the bridge in half?? (Assume no headwind and no braking by the driver who is oblivious of the situation . . . )

Extra Credit: Solve for the time and distance required for the entire rig to come to a complete stop after hitting the overpass at the speed calculated above .
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Answer: Scroll down..........
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Answer -? ? It doesn't really matter... ? The point is that the trucking company just bought themselves a bridge...

#124396 09/27/06 05:32 PM
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THAT would have been something I would have LOVED to have seen! ( from a safe distance of course).
I would not believe it if I didn't see it!

A.D

#124397 09/27/06 05:47 PM
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Ah, a little duct tape and it'll be fine....


That is a funny post..

#124398 09/27/06 05:57 PM
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ROTFLMAO!! Must be an idiot to do that!

Ian A.


Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
#124399 09/27/06 06:30 PM
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Can you say photoshop

#124400 09/27/06 06:33 PM
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"I was delivering this overpass and ran out of gas"

#124401 09/27/06 07:17 PM
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They repaired the railing on both sides pretty quick didn't they!

FAKE

#124402 09/27/06 07:21 PM
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Not a fake:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/hoecrash.asp

Here's a news report:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/feb/15/accident_near_hays_closes_interstate/



[This message has been edited by NJwirenut (edited 09-27-2006).]

#124403 09/27/06 07:36 PM
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Even with my bi-focals I could see a sign as to how high the bridge is. Trueley Amazing.

#124404 09/27/06 07:54 PM
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NJ thanks for providing the links. [Linked Image]

I also thought I would point out that this is a type of hollow concrete box bridge.

It is not 3' or 4' of solid concrete, it is a couple of 10" to 14" decks.

Still amazing but much more believable that slicing a solid concrete bridge.

Zoom in on the first picture where you can see the bucket has punched a hole through the bottom deck in to the void.


Bob Badger
Construction & Maintenance Electrician
Massachusetts
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