that’s so beautifully obscure that i only know what you’re on about thanks to randomly tuning around cable music channels late at night sometime in the 90s. Love it
Because shallow-water dredging would involve a floating platform for the digger, and at least a small barge or other type of device for holding the crap being dug up.
No, the water is so shallow that he can just drive out there with that digger rig and scoop stuff up. And it’s probably too shallow for a barge or a boat anyways.
This was a friends husbands picture from work. The water is definitely not shallow. The tide was coming in and he had to build up a platform high enough to stop the excavator from going under. He got the height just right.
Channel-dredging; probably just a few feet from shore.
I can see where it goes from brown to green right next to him. It’s hard to see from this angle because of the lighting, hence the WTF, but, between his perspective, a map, a GPS and probably decades of skill, he probably sees exactly where he is and is quite safe. I have the skills, but I would hand it off to someone with more experience. I would not trust this job to anyone without grey hair, wrinkles and the resume to go with them.
Ya, probably a pair of polarized sungalsses would help, but you,d probably want to leave the door open just the same on this operation. Judging from the tracks it looks like this is not the first time this machine has been out in the ocean either.
This looks like the first coming of the only begotten son of the Borg. Let’s hope it’s engine dies for our sins -if not, some cement and sawdust ought to do the trick.
Holy shit guys, 30-some comments in and I’m the first to point this out?
No, it’s not shallow dredging. it’s called an Amphibex. It floats, and it’s used to break up/move ice on the river in early spring to help get it moving and prevent flooding. Winnipeg has had one for a few years.
see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Red_River_flood
Is it me, or is there a black dog in the control booth as well?
Next you’ll be telling us it was pushing squares into the water, eh?
that’s so beautifully obscure that i only know what you’re on about thanks to randomly tuning around cable music channels late at night sometime in the 90s. Love it
I zoomed way in. It’s either a gopher or an animal fetus.
So, Christ came back as a ditch-digger rather than a carpenter this time.
haha !
yep,It’s jesus as a excavator, next he’ll heal the lepers and turn water into wine,or motor oil
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or maybe he’s Jesus-transformer-bot :> “Jesus bot activate”
he will “transform ” any minute
-OOPS! I hope nobody notice i broke the aqueduct…
Um, he’s just shallow-water dredging. How is this a WTF?
because anyone who has no idea with anything dealing with construction wouldn’t know what was going on, i.e. me.
Because shallow-water dredging would involve a floating platform for the digger, and at least a small barge or other type of device for holding the crap being dug up.
No, the water is so shallow that he can just drive out there with that digger rig and scoop stuff up. And it’s probably too shallow for a barge or a boat anyways.
This was a friends husbands picture from work. The water is definitely not shallow. The tide was coming in and he had to build up a platform high enough to stop the excavator from going under. He got the height just right.
So it was shallow prior to the tide coming in, yes? Is the bottom solid enough to keep the digger from sinking? This became more interesting.
Definitely deep enough to sink it had he not built up a platform in time.
Q: Where does Jesus operate heavy equipment?
A: Anywhere He wants to.
this is what happens when you give construction workers adderall…
This is actually a shot from the end scene of the not-so-iconic predecessor to Free Willy, Free Komatsu.
Just because the water looks deep makes it a WTF. But this goes on all the time near canals, coastal reigions, bridges, cities, etc.
Channel-dredging; probably just a few feet from shore.
I can see where it goes from brown to green right next to him. It’s hard to see from this angle because of the lighting, hence the WTF, but, between his perspective, a map, a GPS and probably decades of skill, he probably sees exactly where he is and is quite safe. I have the skills, but I would hand it off to someone with more experience. I would not trust this job to anyone without grey hair, wrinkles and the resume to go with them.
Ya, probably a pair of polarized sungalsses would help, but you,d probably want to leave the door open just the same on this operation. Judging from the tracks it looks like this is not the first time this machine has been out in the ocean either.
wow a new version of the “ugly duckling…”
This was in New Zealand.. The digger drove out at low tide, broke down and the tide changed.
Q: What is yellow and can’t swim? A: A digger. It has only one arm
=)
i wanted to post this, too ^^
Jesus promised to be reborn as the dominant species next time.
Jesus stole my backhoe and is driving it down the river…
Photoshop
This looks like the first coming of the only begotten son of the Borg. Let’s hope it’s engine dies for our sins -if not, some cement and sawdust ought to do the trick.
Pranks by drunk Jesus.
OMFG!!!! that BREAKS THE LAWS OF PHYSICS!!! O.o
Holy shit guys, 30-some comments in and I’m the first to point this out?
No, it’s not shallow dredging. it’s called an Amphibex. It floats, and it’s used to break up/move ice on the river in early spring to help get it moving and prevent flooding. Winnipeg has had one for a few years.
see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Red_River_flood