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BigGuy
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| Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:41 pm Be careful on the road, there's metal everywhere! |
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Okay everyone, we all know that streets and tires don't always get along very well, so I decided to do an experiment today.
I was cleaning the parking lot like I do each week with a 4' rolling magnet and I decided to go and check the street when I was done.
The street looked relatively clean and we just had a big rain come through, so I took my rolling magnet, and in between cars, I rolled across the street four times. That's a 16' strip of 2-lane road I covered.
Here is what the magnet picked up:
Keep in mind that while some of this LOOKS like dirt, it is not! These are all metal shards of some type!
Amazing huh?
-Rich |
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Yellow Scooter
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| Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:45 pm |
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| :o Say, I think that's my metal washer you scooped up. I've been looking for that everywhere! |
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BigGuy
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| Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:49 pm |
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| Actually, I think they are ALL SCOOTER PARTS!!! ROFL |
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xddorox
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| Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:42 pm |
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| BigGuy wrote: Actually, I think they are ALL SCOOTER PARTS!!! ROFL Hilarious! :icon_icon_goodone: |
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frainey
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| Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:53 pm |
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| Wouldnt want to ride down that street then :lol: |
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BigGuy
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| Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:45 am |
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I do this every week in my parking lot at work - the lot looks totally clean, but as I roll this magnet around, all you hear is clicking form the pick up.
It is possible that the streets where I am are worse than others, because it is in an industrial park, but I think I can do this just about anywhere with the same results.
I'm going to do the same portion of road again next week and see what I get. |
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Scootin
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| Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:02 pm |
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:shock:
Lot of metal there, waiting for your tires |
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scooterfanatic
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| Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:07 pm |
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you must have alot of British cars around your place, judging by all the shards of rust...
Oh, sorry, I forgot, we dont make cars anymore.... :oops:
Scoob :D |
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px166bajaj
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| Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:36 pm |
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| We do make cars. We just don't design them anymore....... |
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BigGuy
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| Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:48 pm |
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That's funny...
Well I probably should have included a pic of the street, so you can see it looks like any normal road, so here you go. As you can see, there isn't any noticeable difference from any other roadway:
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spaceprobe
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| Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:38 am |
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| Its interesting the highways agency here are testing a truck that is fitted with huge magnets to clean the edges of freeways/motorways. They are just testing it on one small section but have been amazed by the amount of metal they have collected. Another good reason to make sure you always ride in the centre of the lane. |
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BigGuy
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| Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:17 am |
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Another interesting fact I left out is, there is a street sweeper that passes on this road about every two weeks. If I had to guess, I would say about 50,000 cars and trucks pass by each day on this particular road, so it is heavily traveled.
I think the magnet truck is a great idea!
-Rich |
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