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Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 15:18:50 PM
Imagine a tsunami then a scoupfull can do that !

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Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 16:35:03 PM
Its easy to forget that water is still a massive object that can do serious damage. I wonder how much mass is in that scoop alone, must be at least a ton of weight?

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Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 22:18:10 PM
Its easy to forget that water is still a massive object that can do serious damage. I wonder how much mass is in that scoop alone, must be at least a ton of weight?

a ton of water is only a cubic meter

I'm guessing 10+tons there :-o

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Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 23:26:05 PM
Christ, I'd never have thought it was that small for a ton of water. When you see those 1 tonne gravel bags on the backs of cranes they are much bigger, but I guess there's a lot of empty air in them between the gravel and the gravel must not be that dense.

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Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 23:45:22 PM
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It is a Liebherr R 9800 Mining Excavator, as far as i know it is the biggest in the world.

Shovel volume: 38 to 42 m³. So approximate 40 tons of water crushing the car down there.

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