Australian Miners Wreck It - Gizmodo Comments

Australian Miners Wreck It

yougottabekidding — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:41:14 EST

@wvv: I hadn't seen it before, and from the other comments, it looks like alot of other people hadn't seen it either. Where the hell is it that Gizmodo ever claimed to only show the latest and greatest articles? Want to know what's old? How about people like you making comment about how you saw it before, even years before it was posted here. Now that's old. As if somehow we're all supposed to be impressed by what you've seen before. Please do us a favor next time, and just don't comment on it. As for the video, it's a pretty good safety demonstration with a hint of entertainment for those who will never in their life be at a mine.

yougottabekidding

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pupaboy2 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:38:15 EST

I have driven a lot of heavy farm equipment in my life. I would love to have a crack at driving one of those trucks!

pupaboy2

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Sonic84 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:53:43 EST

It was a safety video.

Sonic84

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mrz2u — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:24:16 EST

My Old Man Is A Television Repairman, He's Got This Ultimate Set Of Tools. I Can Fix It.

mrz2u

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aec007 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:18:10 EST

Where can I lease one for my morning commute?

aec007

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Nintenboy01 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:26:58 EST

Hmm, I think the Landcruiser may have been gutted, since it was squashed really flat. At the very least they must have removed the engine and seats.

Nintenboy01

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timerider42 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:26:28 EST

Looks like fun. Invite me next time.

timerider42

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Luiz_Brazil — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:36:43 EST

My 2008 plan:

- Apply for a job in a Australian Mining company

- Buy one of these babies'... All stress from traffic would literally disappear!

Luiz_Brazil

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Red Right Hand — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:52:09 EST

@ZX3Junglist: awesome clip all should check it out, Jeremy Clarckson rocks

Red Right Hand

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Froggmann — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:17:52 EST

Anyone got a big shovel? I think my dumpgruck just stepped in something.

Froggmann

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QWERTYthon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:53:34 EST

That's awesome! I didn't know vehicles could get crushed so compactly!

QWERTYthon

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BrokenHaiku — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:28:32 EST

It's just a flesh wound!

BrokenHaiku

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discounteggroll — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:22:38 EST

land cruiser...more like land snoozer

thanks for making my morning a little better haroon

discounteggroll

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k9bits — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:05:00 EST

It's proof that we're all worried about this fuel crisis; they're already planning Road Warrior tactics...

k9bits

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strider_mt2k — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:42:52 EST

@GizFanAlpha: Not anymore.

strider_mt2k

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Moodie — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:09:36 EST

wow, thats pretty amazing, though for upto $1m each, you'd think they'd have breaks and a horn :P

Moodie

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undeadmachine — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:31:25 EST

simply smashing

undeadmachine

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Gizmo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:15:24 EST

That's the new Hummer for Hip Hop A listers. Is there a stretch version?

Gizmo

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gadgetfanatic — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:42:24 EST

I wonder what would happen if you set a whole line of cars in front of it, like how they do in monster truck racing.

gadgetfanatic

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Vagabum — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:53:18 EST

Gotta love those wacky Aussies.

Vagabum

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dead_red_eyes — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:42:16 EST

That was awesome. That's one HUGE truck.

dead_red_eyes

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dead_red_eyes — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:08:18 EST

O_o

dead_red_eyes

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Digital Freak — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:55:58 EST

Crazy Ozzies!

Digital Freak

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CYST! — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:55:20 EST

@DomZ: i already did, clean up was quick.
bad joke, i already want to take it back.

CYST!

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DomZ — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:50:38 EST

It'll buff out.

DomZ

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keithldick — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:48:28 EST

Awesome!...

Now if that poor little rover was actually a Transformer and put it self back together and kicked that mining trucks ass I'd be really impressed.. hehe

Nice find tho & thanks for sharing...

keithldick

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banmojo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:42:43 EST

@JomeyQ: nice ref, dude. that game kicked ass. this was cool, but I do hope it wasn't wanton destruction of some poor sap's car ('less he's a dick, in which case have at it!)

banmojo

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Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:33:33 EST

It's a mining site people, everything runs on diesel anyway so no explosions. I wonder if the dump truck was going flat out.

This is obviously not what it looks like, Australian miners are paid way too much to be bored. I wonder if they did it in one take.

Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer

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wvv — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:22:27 EST

lol... I've seen you guys post old stuff, but this is so old I can't even keep myself from posting this useless message.

wvv

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chillywilly — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:11:05 EST

That's pretty cool, even if it was staged for educational purposes.

chillywilly

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Obeythefist — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:05:05 EST

I work for an Australian mining company - that clip is years and years old (if you can't tell from the look of the cars in it).

The truck was wrecked as a demonstration of why you need special permits when driving in mixed use areas, and as a general advisory as to why mining industry health and safety regs should probably be obeyed...

Obeythefist

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sam_i_am — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:40:09 EST

Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!

sam_i_am

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electrikecho — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:39:38 EST

@Nately: Sweet. ATHF is soo appropriate for this clip.

electrikecho

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GuitarHero07 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:35:56 EST

@electrikecho:

Noice. Carl is my hero!

GuitarHero07

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EricLA2NYC — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:28:38 EST

Wow. I wish I was an Australian miner with a giant earth mover...

EricLA2NYC

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ZX3Junglist — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:23:31 EST

Reminded me of a MUCH better video of jeremy Cluckson killing a russian lada!! must see:

[www.metacafe.com]

ZX3Junglist

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photophile — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:18:46 EST

Fricking awesome.

photophile

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Nately — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:18:04 EST

@electrikecho: Have you gotten an estimate?

Nately

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MeesterBell — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:05:24 EST

Must be old tyres on the truck, at $(AUD)30,000+ (each) you dont want to be damaging them.
My boss was once busted on a minesite for overtaking one of those trucks, now I can see the consequences.

MeesterBell

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electrikecho — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:04:00 EST

Look at my freakin' car! It is crushed... to Bejesus and back!

electrikecho

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t3knomanser — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:03:22 EST

@GizFanAlpha: it's more likely on an empty tank- gasoline needs to be mixed with oxygen to explode.

t3knomanser

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gadgetfanatic — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:56:13 EST

Does that thing have airbags? (the suv, not the dumptruck)

gadgetfanatic

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DJJS — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:51:48 EST

SUNDAY!!! SUNDAY SUNDAY!!

DJJS

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gadgetfanatic — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:51:10 EST

@Windhawk:yeah it would. How would someone be able to get that effect?

gadgetfanatic

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Windhawk — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:49:36 EST

@GizFanAlpha: As the folks at MythBusters pointed out, smashing up cars, even shooting at their tanks, does not cause them to explode in an orgiastic pyrotechnic display... though it would be cool if it did. :)

Windhawk

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txturbo930 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:46:18 EST

Awesome.... you had loved to seen it live. buwahahahahaha!

txturbo930

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gadgetfanatic — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:44:57 EST

Hmm, I wonder what would've happened if the suv they ran over had a full tank of fuel? I would like to see an explosion in there somewhere.

gadgetfanatic

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Emiat — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:41:46 EST

At least when they destory the cars on Top Gear, it's more fun to watch and they waste more money in the long run aswell.

Emiat

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tamoko — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:30:10 EST

Makes me want to dig out my Tonkas...

tamoko

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VakeroRokero — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:30:09 EST

Was that Mr. Bean driving??

VakeroRokero

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cayton — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:20:47 EST

That was wonderful

cayton

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sfokevin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:16:28 EST

What do you do at Gizmodo on a slow day?...

sfokevin

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JomeyQ — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:15:42 EST

Man, I had to play the same few levels of Carmageddon 2 over and over to save up enough to buy that truck. As this video shows, it was totally worth it. So much as touch another car and they'd be "wasted".

JomeyQ

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strider_mt2k — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:10:31 EST

Very nice!

strider_mt2k

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Lestat — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:09:55 EST

Ahh reminds me of GTA. SO much fun with the HUGE mining dump truck :)

Lestat

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Rob C — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:09:10 EST

AHAHAHAHAHAH!...

dude..."funsies"??

NO! haroon, you have a spelling deficiency...its "funzies"

Rob C

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dfn_doe — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:08:32 EST

simply epic!

dfn_doe