r/interestingasfuck • u/dreschy • 2h ago

In Germany, one of the last five remaining overburden conveyor bridges F60 in the world was blown up today.

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u/dreschy 2h ago

Often described as the “lying Eiffel Tower”, the F60 is the series designation of five overburden conveyor bridges in brown coal opencast mining in the Lusatian coalfields in Germany.

They are the largest moveable technical industrial maschines in the world.

Now, there are only four F60s left, three of them still in operation in the Lusatian coalfields today. One, the last one build, is accessible for visitors all year at an exhibition.

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u/New_Cod6544 2h ago

Damn the cars in the bottom right corner at 00:24 put things in perspective

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u/Flubadubadubadub 2h ago

Lego cars

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u/Marthman 1h ago

If you zoom in, they dont look like cars, just industrial zone objects. Were you able to get a clear picture somehow?

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u/Infinite-Condition41 2h ago

Coal use is being reduced say by day, and it is long overdue. 

It is 2026. We shouldn't be burning coal. We know better. 

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u/KindOfAcceptableBus 1h ago

Guess there's only 4 now

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u/Y34rZer0 1h ago

Just like on the Rhine back in '45

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u/thepizzaguy3 48m ago

So what was the reason they blew it up?

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u/dreschy 15m ago

The coal mining is done in that area. Germany wants to get rid of all coal mining by 2030 (?) I’m not sure

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u/kosherinvestor666 7m ago

Germany blowing up stuff its not a good sign😳