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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 11:58 PM
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video of a concrete crash barrier being tested out, using a big fuck off truck.....the barrier wins big time!!!!


http://loud-noises.com/Carstuff/VehicleBarrier.WMV
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Wow....
Too tired to work out the forces involved but that is one fuckoff strong barrier...
wouldn`t mind a roll cage made out of that stuff !!!!!!!!!
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connection too slow and cannot be arsed to wait, sorry.

Going to bed now.

just thought i would reply to your post.



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connection too slow and cannot be arsed to wait, sorry.

Going to bed now.

just thought i would reply to your post.



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lightweight!!!

its worth the wait
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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jesus how deep dya the barrier is strong as fook
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surprised it didnt flip over it
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OH NO Theres a wall, Do you think someone was in that
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fookin ell guess the barrier works then
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Its probably in the states by the look of the truck.Cant see our barriers being that strong.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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Bloody 'ell. That truck wasn't half motoring too
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Hmmmmm Bit of t-cut needed there methinks
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bloody hell that stopped


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Cooooooooool

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OH NO Theres a wall, Do you think someone was in that
Seen this before the truck was remotely controled

I bet if it was fully laden with stuff that barrier wouldn't have lasted.
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dam that was fooking great that barrier worked a treat
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not bad!
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jesus!
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wonder how deep that barrier was - it hust doesnt look strong enough - or the truck is made of cardboard
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Truck probably only weighs about 10 tonne as it is. Imagine a 44 tonne truck with a welsh man inside it thundering towards the wall and see how long it lasts!
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Did ya see the police camera action where the M60 tank got stopped by a motorway barrier - only in the states!
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fook me, barrier definately one that
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Ouch just a bit of force there then!! But i would now like to see it done with the truck fully loaded. So if u can sort that out please
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some energy tranfer there
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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some energy tranfer there

someone done science in school , bet it made ya glases steam up whist writing that


like to see a erst it the barrier too, not with passergers obv

barrier has gotta be 70 foot deep i think
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