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Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:03 pm
by RobYob
Apparently yes you can.
https://jalopnik.com/a-chain-just-cut-t ... 1845784581
Although there's no good close up video of it in action that I've been able to find.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:26 pm
by Mito Man
Holy shit at first I thought it would have carbide cutting teeth like a tunnel bore but it’s just brute force with a big old chain.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:36 pm
by integrale_evo
I was imagining one of the diamond rope saws like they use for cutting slabs of rock.
Nope, just a great big fat chain.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:59 pm
by mik
What they all said.
I bet that sounds horrific.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:46 pm
by Beany
Shitting hell, the pictures further into the page showing a slice of neat decks with cars piled in them is....well, it gives a sense of perspective on what they're doing there
Fuck
all kind of ducks:
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Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:51 pm
by Mito Man
Working in marine insurance must be fun.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:53 pm
by Beany
I think of all the insurance industries, marine - and probably political risk - must be the only ones to make you go 'oh shit, really???' every few months.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:13 pm
by mik
Beany wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:46 pm
Fuck
all kind of ducks:
No! This is prohibited!
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:36 pm
by Beany
mik wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:13 pm
Beany wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:46 pm
Fuck
all kind of ducks:
No! This is prohibited!
Buy 'em dinner first.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:09 pm
by Simon
This has happened before though, right? I remember a similar method a while ago, except that time it did actually have some sort of serrated wire or something. I can't seem to find it at the moment though as all search results are just coming back with the Golden Ray.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:15 pm
by Simon
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:10 pm
by Ascender
That's incredible and mind-boggling.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:03 pm
by Gavin
Evil Mr Singh (a baddie in a Clive Cussler novel) talked about this chain method. Pretty noisy in the book at least.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:25 pm
by RobYob
Book 1 of Three body problem has a related but more rapid version.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:36 am
by V8Granite
Beany wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:53 pm
I think of all the insurance industries, marine - and probably political risk - must be the only ones to make you go 'oh shit, really???' every few months.
This is what the wife does, she sorts out all the documentation and checks that the sums everyone have done are ok and that the under-writers get the right amount. Just the premiums are crazy and when it all changes depending on where you are at certain times it gets quite complicated.
She also does space so satellites etc, it’s a good earner being in insurance
Dave!
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:39 am
by DaveE
Apparently it took 3 weeks to cut that first section away...
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:52 am
by mik
V8Granite wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:36 am
Beany wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:53 pm
I think of all the insurance industries, marine - and probably political risk - must be the only ones to make you go 'oh shit, really???' every few months.
This is what the wife does, she sorts out all the documentation and checks that the sums everyone have done are ok and that the under-writers get the right amount. Just the premiums are crazy and when it all changes depending on where you are at certain times it gets quite complicated.
She also does space so satellites etc, it’s a good earner being in insurance
Dave!
Dave’s Wife: hi, so what is the make and model?
Mik: It’s a Sputnik 23
Dave’s Wife: any modifications?
Mik: just the antenna remap
Dave’s wife: and the asteroid claim in 2018, was that recorded as a fault or non-fault
Mik: non-fault - he came right at me - nothing I could do!
Etc etc
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:06 am
by Rich B
mik wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:52 am
V8Granite wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:36 am
Beany wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:53 pm
I think of all the insurance industries, marine - and probably political risk - must be the only ones to make you go 'oh shit, really???' every few months.
This is what the wife does, she sorts out all the documentation and checks that the sums everyone have done are ok and that the under-writers get the right amount. Just the premiums are crazy and when it all changes depending on where you are at certain times it gets quite complicated.
She also does space so satellites etc, it’s a good earner being in insurance
Dave!
Dave’s Wife: hi, so what is the make and model?
Mik: It’s a Sputnik 23
Dave’s Wife: any modifications?
Mik: just the antenna remap
Dave’s wife: and the asteroid claim in 20 18, was that recorded as a fault or non-fault
Mik: non-fault - he came right at me -
he didn't leave me any space man!
corrected.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:37 am
by mik
@Rich B you’re a star - thanks.
Can you also do me a version involving a Heavenly Body? Preferably one that doesn’t lead to Dave coming round to my house and biting my ear off.
Re: Chainsawing. a ship?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:03 am
by DeskJockey
RobYob wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:25 pm
Book 1 of Three body problem has a related but more rapid version.
I read the first one and just couldn't get on with it. Didn't grab me at all.
