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Offline desotoman

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What is missing?
« on: December 12, 2009, 03:50:27 PM »
After you watch this 357.164161 mph run, did you notice anything missing?

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 04:02:04 PM »
An English translation? :-D
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 04:04:17 PM »
A parachute...........safety workers keeping people from putting pennies on the track?
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Offline k.h.

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 04:32:42 PM »
No track sections, just continuus rails.

No one spilled their drinks.

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 04:39:33 PM »
Did they miss their 1-hour turn-around or what?   :mrgreen:

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2009, 05:40:37 PM »
There should have been German Panzers following them? :?
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2009, 06:02:43 PM »
Smooth, no sparks from the overhead, quiet.

No cow catcher?
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2009, 06:08:58 PM »
Didn't see any grade crossings
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2009, 06:11:28 PM »
on the bridge how does the cameraman turn so quickly to keep train in shot.
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2009, 06:30:23 PM »
Looks to me they ran so fast they ran out of their paint job!         Crow.
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Offline desotoman

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2009, 07:17:21 PM »
Everyone had great answers. LOL.

I just thought they made it look so casual. Some were standing on the ride, some were sitting. But I did not see anyone have any safety gear on. I would have thought they would have at least wore a seat belt on a record setting run.

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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2009, 07:44:43 PM »
Ever been on a train?  they drive like they are on rails  :-D
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2009, 07:47:04 PM »
Hope that one stays on rails :-o :lol:
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2009, 07:49:51 PM »
Took a German bullet train from Hamburg to Wuerzburg in '94, 180 mph, kinda' fun.  No seat belts.  But a few years later one left the track at speed.  Like a wreck on the Autobahn in a tin can. 
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Re: What is missing?
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2009, 07:57:26 PM »
I sure thought I saw some sparking where the cantilever touches/touched the wire.  But you're right -- no seat belts, no apparent stress on the faces of the "passengers".  And the engineer -- hey, he looked like the canary that swallowed the cat.  I think I'd feel pretty danged good if I were about to drive a train that fast.
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