Life imitating Art

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Here’s a happy story to start the day: **LINK**

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fluke-accident-whale-tail-sculpture-saves-out-control-train-destruction-180976197/

MichaelG.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

[with some engineering relevance] …

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

An All Fool's Day hoax? No, looks completely genuine. Amazing!

Made me smile, ta.

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 08/11/2020 09:27:23:

An All Fool's Day hoax? No, looks completely genuine. Amazing!

Made me smile, ta.

If you look at google maps you can see the 4 rail lines terminating and the whale tails I seem to have too much time on my hands

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

I have seen the pioctures of the accident taken from above. The end car is suspended above water, which is not visible in the original pic.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

At least there is a happy ending to this tail!

(Unless you happen to be the driver having to explain how it happened. )

Howard

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

Just google "train crash whale tail", all of the pictures and story is there.

[Roger ClarkParticipant @rogerclark]

I reckon he was having a whale of a time

Roger

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