Railroad thermite welding

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👍︎︎ 87 👤︎︎ u/fjarlq 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

I could watch people do hard labor all day long.

👍︎︎ 38 👤︎︎ u/afc1886 📅︎︎ Mar 28 2013 🗫︎ replies

This is in Europe. But the concept is the same in America. I've seen this done first hand in LA, California (video isn't mine): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlJpnXcNvEM

It's truly an intense processes. You gotta hand it to these guys. You guys should also check out rail sawers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbX9kjN6OkU

👍︎︎ 20 👤︎︎ u/epsilonlegend 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

this is so metal

👍︎︎ 13 👤︎︎ u/KyleH123 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

Thermite is incredibly easy to make... but don't fuck with it. I did, and it was awesome.

👍︎︎ 5 👤︎︎ u/Nick_Newk 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

boy, it would take forever to do a couple of miles using this method, are there faster methods out there?

👍︎︎ 6 👤︎︎ u/pie-man 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

Jason Statham and Bruce Willis make a good team.

👍︎︎ 5 👤︎︎ u/disturbed_pickle 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

Wow, I had no idea that was such a labor intensive process.

👍︎︎ 4 👤︎︎ u/jljtech 📅︎︎ Mar 28 2013 🗫︎ replies

pew pew pew

👍︎︎ 4 👤︎︎ u/RyanOnymous 📅︎︎ Mar 29 2013 🗫︎ replies

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Views: 24,517,880

Rating: 4.5777235 out of 5

Keywords: Railroad, rail, welding, Schienenschweissen, Eisenbahn, järnväg, rälssvetsning, Kristinehamn, Storfors, Nykroppa, Inlandsbanan, thermite, termitsvetsning

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Length: 3min 48sec (228 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 07 2011