Odd-Ball Picture of the Day

Triple chicane

 

Wile E Coyote will never learn, will he?

 

Denise Milani...looks good for 40.

 

Not buying it. There's no way that it would distort on only one axis like that and in no other direction.

 

Aliens done it.

 

I've seen that image before. I believe it was due to an earthquake but I will see if I can find it. Part of what you are seeing is the forced perspective of the image.

As far as moving on a single plane, in cross section the rail is far more ridged on a vertical plane as opposed to horizontal by design. It is designed to support a large load but still be flexible enough to bend around a curve. Depending on how the force was applied it is believable that it would distort on a single (ish) plane.


EDIT: Here it is.
https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog...thquake-images-of-the-distorted-railway-line/

 

Show me the break in the track from which all the extra length was taken of show me a profile that is way narrower than it used to be from the stretching of the material.

 

Well I'll be.... I was wrong. Very interesting!

 

I didn't think about the earth compressing beneath it but that seems like you would see some disruption in the surrounding greenery and landscape.

 

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

 

This is supposedly the same section of track. I have questions. The track was obviously compressed since the ground around it hasn't shifted (as someone said, I've seen that sort of damage before) so the track moved but the ground didn't. I don't understand how the force was applied to the track. Plus there are a lot of differences in the photos. Things have been manipulated.

 

Clowns with Barnum and Bailey?

 

Well clowns for sure. Unless they wore the diapers in a tanning bed, they spent a good bit of time wandering around wearing them outside. I do like their lovely precancerous glow.

 

"I don't understand how the force was applied to the track."

Long straight. Poorly installed rails. Heavy train. Very heavy train. High speed. Hard braking.

 

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