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Many people jacking up a building. This is a great metaphor for China's industrial economic boom over the past decade.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2738#post97014
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...967#post112043
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...724#post111399
raising the roof with the floor attached 1 brick layer at a time
Timing is everything...sound was on. I like the supervisor with his hands behind his back...what's he going to do if someone gets out of sync.
Why am I looking around for Orson Wells when I listen to the time keeper?
:rofl: You are right, where the heck is that 3 lens eyed thing.... :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by neilbourjaily
Another excellent metaphor for China's industrial boom:
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They would've started weeks earlier; but 20 ton jacks weren't on sale yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Using so many is a good work-around, sans availability of normal millwrights. If me, I'd also rather pull down on two jack handles than one.
I'm thinking this is some type of community project, maybe couldn't get commercial monetary support.
And next GIF... WTF's about excavator traffic jam? All kinds joke fodder there. "Don't just commute; support the regime and build a road/ strip mine/ freeway interchange on the way to work! or "Christo and Jeanne-Claude's latest kinetic art project"
50 excavators all looking to get dirt on something. the first thing that comes to mind is a colony of super ants
Are they manned or autonomous?
My initial impression was a Chinese version of a video of a train wreck in slow motion .... normal timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
There always has to be one greedy trackhoe who had to sneak in a nibble off the menu ahead of everyone else! 00.07 - 00.08Quote:
Originally Posted by Clockguy
Na he wasn't getting a nibble he just wasn't paying attention and almost missed the turnQuote:
Originally Posted by Clockguy
It would be interesting to see where they were going
I've never observed group migratory behaviors in this species; they are generally a solitary lot. I wonder if this is part of their breeding behavior?
Do you call it a herd a gaggle a pride or a congress? My vote would be a congress
These appear to be capable of productive non-pontificating work. That might rule out "congress".
The reason I mentioned congress because like monkeys these machines generally swing to and fro with abandon to anything near them and like the human counter parts they always have their own way or wanting to get things done rarely ever in agreement with anyone else for very long at a time
But they might be a school a drove a clutch a muster a crowd a troop too many to be a platoon, maybe a horde or a gang.
Surely there is a proper name for such an assemblage of wild beasts like those
It would be hard to keep out of the swing area with all that dancing goings on. Very funny Toolmaker51, oops I thought you were refering to all those 20 ton+ eskies. Some community project must be daming the yangtze kiangQuote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
Migratory excavators! Now that's a funny notion Ms. Greene. Could they also be prey; escaping a fearsome Minneapolis-Moline or ravenous D10?Quote:
Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene
I think they look more like a pack of hungry rock wolves Or maybe they are hunters and this is opening day of dirt season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
Those excavators remind me of an invading force. But instead of mustering at the edge of a shared geopolitical border, they're assembling at the edge of our economy. I also think about the various GIFs demonstrating global GDP share. You can see a strong parallel between the rise of nations like China and India, and the videos we watch of industrialization in those parts of the world.
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GDP is a good measure, but it indicates that of a country, not individuals. If GDP was broken down between actual goods versus services, I'm sure the loss of our manufacturers would sour the picture.
Despite political boasting of the sitch-i-ation...How can they overshadow evidence of what were such minor economies. Granted, they generate a tremendous amount of call center and equivalent services, but videos like the excavator parade indicate a mighty industrial presence. They're smart enough to know it takes both to prosper overall.
It is a good indicator however not a measure of per person. Somewhat like AWE (AVE WEEKLY EARNINGS within a country). Ours is quite well done however even though the top 10 percent and bottom 10 percent are not included the AWE is well above the average persons earnings before all the unseen & not measured taxes like GST, fuel taxes & excises that we all pay leaving the average joe much poorer than those on AWE..Even GDP per capita is not a real measure and places loke Monaco is way above ours(AU) and other western countries. Hard to quantify & correlate real life situations.
Training the new guy. Actually another good glimpse into China's industrial boom.
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I've known some to takis to work with them! What about an accident. I knew a guy that would strap his toddler to a ride-on mower bonnet then eventually bolted a plastic seat to the bonnet as the kiddie got bored & would escape the tie down.
Just discovered where this herd disguised themselves and descended upon.........Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/1...137#post100835
Anyone know what's going on here?
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Clear evidence of intense mechanization, plenty of manpower, and the 'all for one' mentality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Someone lost their contact lenses...
Picking something valuable and rare, e.g. gold nuggets, diamonds, other gems) from stream of pebbles. The heavy steel boxes hint at the value of whatever they are collecting, as does the watchman on the chair.
The pebbles are all rounded indicating they came from a river or stream (as opposed to coming from an ore crushing mill). River suggests gold nuggets. Or, perhaps, there are precious stones that wash out in some places in Asia.
Agreed about precious stones or metals but what comes to mind is "Watching the rocks roll by"...a place to ponder ones meaning in life.