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01-15-2006, 05:02 PM
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Country:  | Good stuff pbfoot, link too bookmarked it and had a browse and found this photo which I liked: 
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01-15-2006, 05:11 PM
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#62 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Good pics, all of them.
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02-10-2006, 08:27 AM
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Country:  | This video shows a unsuccessful suicide car bomber in Baghdad the first detonation was incomplete and you can see the live suicide guy being helped on his way by by an "explosive disruptor tool" | |
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02-10-2006, 08:37 AM
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#64 | | Senior Member
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Country: | ever wonder how good the concrete barriers you see are
truck is 65000lbs
speed 50mph or 80kph
kinetic energy 5.5 million ft lbs
stopping distance 24inches or .65metres | |
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02-10-2006, 06:22 PM
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#65 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I know several people whos lives were saved by those barriers.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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02-11-2006, 03:45 AM
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#66 | | World Traveler
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Country: | I wouldn't bet on that truck driver surviving though (if there was one) but rarely are you going to hit the barrier head on like that at 50mph.
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02-11-2006, 12:15 PM
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#67 | | Der Crewchief
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02-11-2006, 06:04 PM
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#68 | | Senior Member
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Country: | check this flying model f14 out most impressive the most realistic flying model jet I've seen | |
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02-11-2006, 07:36 PM
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Country:  | I know that there were some test done on concrete barriers by scientists here in australia, and they are really dangerous, they line our highways/dual carriageways if there isnt a gap of about 10 metres. anyhoo, a car doing 120 km/h can hit a wall at a 20 degree angle or such, and it will go literally, flying! Its because concrete can't absorb the energy as well as other barriers. for example, you can have plastic barriers filled with water or metal railings that will actually stop the car, instead of bouncing all the energy back...
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02-12-2006, 08:13 AM
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#70 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | In Sweden I think it is, they have high tension energy absorbing wire thats supposed to be really effective.
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02-14-2006, 04:45 AM
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#71 | | Senior Member
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Country: | We have that in a couple of highways here too.
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02-14-2006, 01:13 PM
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#72 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yeah they have a lot of that on the A30 too.............
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02-14-2006, 01:43 PM
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#73 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | No theres none on the A30...just shitty armco....
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02-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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#74 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | there's cable on some stretches.......
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02-15-2006, 01:20 PM
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#75 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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