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Re: The all-new LUGNET .Underground
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Tue, 17 May 2005 22:03:11 GMT
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In lugnet.underground, Suzanne Rich Green wrote:
> In lugnet.underground, Nelson Yrizarry wrote:
> > Announcing the all new LUGNET [.Underground] page:
> > ==========
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> > http://news.lugnet.com/underground/
> [...]
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> The colors were pretty cool, huh? They show up well against the dirt and gave
> the sets a very distinct look. I liked how RR focused on the characters. That
> female fig was such a big deal to me. I was pissed that she always had the
> stupid mic in her face. I love the boulder elements - how they open up. The rock
> monster is kinda lame though, IMO, because you can't pose him and stuff. And the
> drill piece would have been better, IMO, if not chrome. It draws so much
> attention to the element that it made the sets look like, "oh this one's another
> drill thing..." In real life there aren't drills like that to drive, are there?
> seems dangerous and impractical.
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> Gosh, I'm so glad you're interested in Underground! this is super. Too bad we
> can't put bridges and dams here too.
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> I've been fascinated by the tunneling projects like the Chunnel ...starting at
> both ends and meeting up so closely! ...and burying the equipment inside the
> tunnel when finished. Wow. I love those huge flat circular drills. I have a
> great article, a few years old, from Invention & Technology magazine. And I
> recently saw an AWESOME documentary on cable TV... some huge tunnel in the
> arctic I believe. Iceland? yeah. Tight schedule because of the freezing winter.
> They went into great detail about the drill face and how it worked; it had to be
> soooo precisely built on the spot. ...alignment of the cutting teeth and perfect
> wields. The hired labor guys (who lived in a temporary-built town) made some
> "duh" errors so the expert-guy had to fix a ton of work on the drill overnight.
> He's this unique mega-expert on those drills which I think is wicked cool! It's
> so romantic, in a technical way. He travels all over the world. (his poor wife!)
> Anyone seen that program? I wonder now how I could see it again.
I have. The show is Extreme Engineering, on the Discovery channel, right after
the Mythbusters, one of my fav shows.
A huge dam is also part of that project, if that's the one you're talkin'about.
You can buy episodes of that and other shows at their website on DVD.
I tried looking for that episode, and the closest thing I could find is this
one:
<http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10000&catalogId=10000&langId=-1&productId=56417&partnumber=710970>
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> [gasp] And the old train tunnels through the Rocky Mountains! ..what is the name
> of the really long one which passengers are within for a few minutes? I believe
> Amtrak still goes through it. I've always wanted to take that ride, but I'd be
> scared silly at the narrow heights on the Western exit. yikes!
>
> And The Big Dig. I was there to watch a lot of it and I've seen a million shows
> and articles about it. I used to go there in the middle of the night. Their
> on-the-fly engineering was amazing. So many things never done before. I wish
> regular people wouldn't focus on the mistakes so much. It was friggin' hard to
> build! I do hope they can fix it though. (><);; they -have- to somehow! I'm
> reading an article about the project now in Harvard Design Magazine.
I seen that one on EE too.
> Ooo, and the Hoover Dam's overflow passages underground. creepy.
>
> And mines, of course, though I like tunnels better. I recently heard of a mine
> that's TWO MILES underground!!!! That blows my mind! Hey, remember those 9(?)
> miners trapped in water? I could NOT believe they survived. The stories they
> told.. and psychological damage. Fascinating.
>
> Sorry to babble on and on. you folks must know -all- about this stuff and have
> talked about it. But I haven't time to look through old posts. I'm just passing
> through here today.
>
> Darn, I got so excited that I wrote for an hour. rats.
>
> Oh, and that rat population they expected to stream out of underground Boston?!
> I lived there then. But it didn't really happen.
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> Okay, stopping now.
> I can't wait to see your MOCs.
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> (^^)
> -Suz
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