ThermiteBeGiants

ThermiteBeGiants, 3 months ago to random

Americans wondering how on earth all the Taylor Swift fans got to last week’s concert at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when there’s no sea of car parking next to the stadium:

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

Lonsdale Street, despite being a major trunk route for buses travelling through the Melbourne CBD, has curbside 2-hour parking on weekends within the designated bus lane along it - and is a loading zone too, apparently. It should be a clearway 24/7, there’s no excuse even if it is paid parking.

ThermiteBeGiants, 5 months ago to random

Daryl Kerrigan in The Castle (1997) was a NIMBY who loved electricity pylons, which seems logically inconsistent but is actually a quite accurate portrayal of what the average fairly-politically-unengaged person's views are about various contemporary issues.

Clip from The Castle (1997) of Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) watering a plant with a hose and then staring up at an electricity pylon bearing down on his house with a proud look on his face

ThermiteBeGiants, 5 months ago to random

Getting big Tales From The Loop vibes from this space: a High Voltage DC converter hall using modern modular, multi-Level Voltage Source Converters.

ThermiteBeGiants, 3 months ago to random

The DDR (East Germany) invented “unbreakable” drinking glasses for catering that were 5 times harder to break than Western glasses of equivalent thickness. The technology didn’t survive re-unification due to it being “uneconomical” - the “Superfest”glasses were more expensive to produce and because they broke less, you would sell fewer of them.
https://digitalcosmonaut.com/superfest-ceverit-glass-ddr/

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

I hope they’re having a Bonza time up there

ThermiteBeGiants, 29 days ago to random

Oops!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/wa-pilbara-rio-tinto-train-derailment/103839526

ThermiteBeGiants, 10 months ago to random

Australian Bureau of Statistics was dropping bombs on :birdsite: today lmao:

ThermiteBeGiants, 8 months ago to random

NSW: “the best chance for High Speed Rail in Australia is between Newcastle, Sydney and Canberra”

Also NSW: “lol budget cuts, no fast rail for you”

I swear to god HSR will never get built in this stupid country, we’ll just keep the consultant class fat-and-happy with endless studies and cancel any programme that approaches actually putting shovels in the ground

ThermiteBeGiants, 8 months ago to random

Bugger the Roman Empire, what men really can't stop thinking about is seminal UK electronic dance-pop band The KLF, AKA the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the Timelords, The K Foundation, and K2 Plant Hire

ThermiteBeGiants, 8 months ago to random

pssst... hey kids, wanna buy a Tractor? No, not an actual one, I mean a British Rail Class 37 diesel loco*. Well, UK Government-owned rail freight haulage firm Direct Rail Services is selling their fleet off, after ~60 years of service hauling everything from passenger trains to nuclear fuel flask wagons.
Important note: Locomotive 37069 is part of the listing.

link: https://atamis-2464.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a074L0000047Ab7QAE&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=

*they've been nicknamed "Tractors" by railfans due to their engine sound

ThermiteBeGiants, 6 months ago to random

Where are the good stores in Melbourne for buying light (ie airline carry-on luggage) travelers backpacks these days?

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

Someone on Tumblr has made a concept for a Tarot Card deck made out of ISO hazard symbols and it goes hard:

https://www.tumblr.com/medusasstory/749203130036699136/this-is-a-nice-sign-to-look-at-1010-for

ThermiteBeGiants, 7 months ago to random

god that's a real Rogue's Gallery of customers right there (I'm trying to re-order stickers)

ThermiteBeGiants, 7 months ago to random

What’s a good gift for someone who’s travelling overseas soon? They’re planning on travelling light, so maybe a decent backpack suited for the purpose? They like photography, so maybe a separate smartphone just for travelling, with a decent camera?
What’s one weird thing you found invaluable when travelling?

ThermiteBeGiants, 10 months ago to random

These bloody full-height advertising wraps on buses are a bloody menace. Makes the back of the bus feel like a cave. Ban them! Let us see out of the bus!

ThermiteBeGiants, 7 months ago to random

French car manufacturing: small cars, insane marketing

Caption: "What's your ad budget and how non-credible can we go?" 80s french car manufacturers: "Yes" Music: Jean-Michel Jarre & Tangerine Dream - Zero Gravity (Above & Beyond Remix) Description: A car pulls a J-turn to line up for take-off on an aircraft carrier. A car is floating from a parachute in the middle of the alps before it gets attacked by a fighter jet. The car falls to earth and “lands” safely, driving off immediately. The car is then pursued on an icy field by a cargo plane, which after overtaking the car releases a shower of parachute-deployed bombs which explode when they hit the ground; the car dodges them, showing off its handling skills

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

Original TGV train designer Jacques Cooper has died, age 93. RIP to a legend
https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/04/17/jacques-cooper-le-designer-du-tgv-est-mort_6228363_3382.html

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

🎵 they see me rollin' / they hatin' / patrollin' and tryna catch me ridin' dirty 🎵

ThermiteBeGiants, 8 months ago to random

Lęt më drînk the spïcÿ søūp

ThermiteBeGiants, 1 month ago to random

If you know who coded Premier Inn's website, please put me in touch. I just want to talk.

ThermiteBeGiants, 27 days ago to random

New California High Speed Railway construction progress video just dropped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLl3gMvduGs

ThermiteBeGiants, 26 days ago to random

Attention all 5-year olds: Japan now has a DINOSAUR TRAIN
https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/dinosaur-train-brings-the-past-to-the-rails/63920.article

ThermiteBeGiants, 21 days ago to random

News of the Sydney “Tekno Train” being run during Vivid reminds me of when in 1976 the Victorian Railways converted a passenger excursion carriage into a “dance car” with a polished floor and a carpeted area for a band to play on, for use on charter trains throughout the state:

Official “General Arrangement” diagram for Victorian Railways Dance Car 11BCPL

ThermiteBeGiants, 15 days ago to random

Here’s a question: what would you say is the most culturally-significant item for Australians?

(note: auspol-style answers will get an instant block)