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the last mechanical marvel

¶ July 12, 2006 by Rob Friesel

The Bagger 288: I can hardly believe that such a thing exists:

It was built for the job of removing overburden prior to coalmining in Hambach, Germany. It can excavate 240,000 tons daily – the equivalent of a football field dug to 30 meters (98 ft) deep.

Stunning.

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Software engineer by day. Science fiction writer by night. Weekend homebrewer, beer educator at Black Flannel, and Certified Cicerone. Author of The PhantomJS Cookbook and a short story in Please Do Not Remove. View all posts by Rob Friesel →

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