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06-04-2008, 09:41 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Inventions and Technology ..... The Jersey Barrier The Jersey Barrier You’ve probably never heard of it—but it may well have saved your life By Kelly A. Giblin They line the medians and shoulders of highways in every state. Since September 11, 2001, they’ve also helped safeguard our buildings from terrorist attacks. And just last summer they were seen being deposited into the breaches of the compromised floodwalls surrounding New Orleans. These omnipresent wedges of concrete are universally referred to as “Jersey barriers.” But they actually made their first appearance on a treacherous stretch of California mountain highway in 1946. In the 60 years since then, a huge engineering effort has gone into their development. Those humdrum concrete walls that dominate today’s highway landscape are actually highly refined pieces of safety equipment......... to finish the story: AmericanHeritage.com / The Jersey Barrier
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06-04-2008, 09:44 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Another contribution to civilization by New Jersey. ranks up there with the landfill and the traffic circle. 
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06-05-2008, 07:20 PM
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| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Ever seen the machine that moves them from one lane to the other while they are all connected. Freakin' awesome!!! They are effective though. Ask these gents... YouTube - Iraqi motorcycle vs. Jersey barrier
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06-05-2008, 07:59 PM
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| Banned  Join Date: Feb 2005
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| OMG Matt!  |
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06-06-2008, 04:35 PM
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| aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| That was funny wasn't it. First rule kiddies, don't smoke hash and ride a motorcycle.
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