http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/news/gold-switzerland-water-sewage-waste/index.html

The story is about this, the story is about $2M of gold lost down the sewer. That is distributed over 65 waste water treatment facilities. If someone is going to invest in equipment, chemicals, time, energy, etc at each facility to recover $31,000 dollars per year (assuming they could reclaim it all).

There is no difference in value between two million dollars in gold value or the $2M in floculating agents, filtration aids, filter media, energy for airation or any thing else associated with the processing. Also, there may be more than $2M per year in un-metabolized cocaine in the wastewater that could be recovered as well.

That is a non-story to me.

 

That is a non-story to me.

Now that you mention all that, yeah, it doesn't seem like a big deal... it'd probably be easier to develop an economically viable technology capable of extracting gold and other valuable metals from seawater.

 

Now that you mention all that, yeah, it doesn't seem like a big deal... it'd probably be easier to develop an economically viable technology capable of extracting gold and other valuable metals from seawater.

Or have some guy named Gunther look at each piece of solid flowing down the pipe and decide, poop or gold?

 

Sewage sludge could contain millions of dollars worth of gold

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/01/sewage-sludge-could-contain-millions-dollars-worth-gold

 

Sewage sludge could contain millions of dollars worth of gold

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/01/sewage-sludge-could-contain-millions-dollars-worth-gold

This brings a whole new twist to the story of the goose that lays the golden eggs.

 

Sewage sludge could contain millions of dollars worth of gold

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/01/sewage-sludge-could-contain-millions-dollars-worth-gold

That article shows those Swiss know how to do things right. My septic tank looks nothing like their crap...
(Although I’m surprised their manhole covers are made in USA).

 

I want that haircut finished NOW!

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/10/10/mom-pulls-gun-on-barber/

 

I want that haircut finished NOW!

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/10/10/mom-pulls-gun-on-barber/

... that didn't end well...

 

The real SpiderMan:

 

You can hear the motors for the rear trailer wheels as it passes close o he camera at about 30 seconds into the video (and in the first few seconds).

I still recall the picture posted somewhere in this forum, some years ago, precisely by GopherT, showing a blade approaching/negociating a bend.

In few days I am leaving to discharge more windmill parts in Bahía Blanca and Puerto Madryn.

Longest ones, for the moment, are 55m and the distance between tools is 35m. Trucks are of the extensible type and all have a small engine driving an hydraulic pump allowing the independ steering of the backend. For equipment ablet to carry pieces of 100 MT and above, you can see the seat for the guy who steers the rear end when underway. On the same panel or close to it they could have the control handles to level the piece at any moment or even move the platform up and down. This last is a good thing for "taking" the weight of the piece by bringin the platform up instead of bringing the ship's crane hook down.

 

To complement post above, some pictures:

Extensible truck with the blade being secured prior releasing the ship's hook slings



Pump and commands in the rear. It provides no push, allowing just steering. Basically you pull by traction from forward. In case of extreme situations (heavy cargoes and steep climbing) you add an extra tractor pulling as well. If you see one behind, it is just for safety if brakes fail, not for pushing.



Bonus track - bottom section shifted inside hold, left on the tank top and then discharged in 2-cranes lift (easier, faster and safer).

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...reeding-leaves-animals-looking-like-cartoons/

 

A movie I recommend watching from start to finish.

 

A movie I recommend watching from start to finish.

"Even Dwarfs Started Small"?

Is there a sequel, "Odd Dwarfs Started Large"

 

The real SpiderMan:

The Martinez Junior training video?
Max.

 

Not so weird as in it was bound to happen.

 

"Even Dwarfs Started Small"?

Is there a sequel, "Odd Dwarfs Started Large"

I wish :Þ

 

You mean "Odd Giants Ended Large"

 

You mean "Odd Giants Ended Large"

Now you have jumped all the way into the domain of porno titles.

 

Now you have jumped all the way into the domain of porno titles.

I know not of this this porno you speak of. If anybody asks I'm in body shop, shopping with my girlfriend.