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Re: Too much crane?
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:09:21 GMT
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"Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GsEzyM.280@lugnet.com...
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> Wow, I think I actually understood that. <grin> Is that the pin that
> actually has a stud-like top?
Not quite, although they are similar, and you can use that part in this
situation, it just isn't very strong. This is the one here:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3749
> Hmm... I wouldn't go as far as to say that most cranes look as lovely as
> nature. But I know what you mean, yes. In Boston it was always a horror
> going downtown to the Big Dig, I mean the place is as ugly as it gets.
I suppose it all depends on perspective again, I have always loved seeing
building sites, quarries, demolition sites, and all the machines and
activities going on there. From what I hear about the Big Dig it sounds like
a very ambitious project.
> I've
> never seen a mobile crane as elegant as yours in RL, although from that • page
> there's a mention of the actual crane so I'm guessing it exists... :-) • Some
> (real) castles are as ugly as it gets, too, while many are really • beautiful
> and awesome, even though they were built in thought of the function.
The real crane does indeed exist, I thought at first it was a cool looking
wee thing but when I started to build it I realised it was a cool looking
large thing. This was confirmed by driving past a similar vehicle on the
motorway, these machines are huge.
I think you've hit the nail on the head when you say about function
dictating form and leading to an aesthetically pleasing design, that is
exactly what I was thinking of. Quite recently I saw a large loader, similar
to the lego Front End Loader, http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8464 . Not
something you would think of as beautiful, but the design of the bucket
linkage was amazing - the individual links and arms resembled dinosaur
bones! Presumably this is nature and design coming up with a similar
solution to similar problems, namely the creation of large movable load
bearing structures prone to shock loads, or perhaps nature inspired the
design. Whatever it was I still find these things fascinating.
Jennifer
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| (...) Wow, I think I actually understood that. <grin> Is that the pin that actually has a stud-like top? I remember a piece like that from the big airplane I had (a black and yellow one, I'm sure you guys know the numbers by heart just like I can (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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