You Can't Make This Stuff Up.

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:32 PM

I could have sworn I hit the brake pedal!
Car upside down in the bay - see guy standing on it? Call out the wrecker!

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:33 PM

Coming back up...coming...coming

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Coming...almost there!

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Ooops!

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:36 PM

I could've sworn I set the brakes on that truck!
Time to get a Bigger Wrecker!

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:38 PM

Ok, we got the car...let's get the other wrecker now!

TDPRI · April 28th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Ooohhh No!!
Who's gonna explain this one to the insurance guys?

SEE...your day has not been so bad after all...

Telemarkman · April 28th, 2008, 07:43 PM

As "tragic" as that is, it's the funniest thing I've seen in quite a while

Doug Ferguson · April 28th, 2008, 07:53 PM

Ummm ... maybe everything should just stay in the swim. This is a jinxed recovery area. No helicopters lifts. No, no, no.

austintele · April 28th, 2008, 08:01 PM

As the operator of the green truck, I would like it to go on record that I was pushed.

scooteraz · April 28th, 2008, 08:04 PM

A friend sent those to me seems like about a year or 2 ago. He claimed it happened in Ireland. The interesting thing is how close people seem to be to the first crane before it goes in, but no one seems to have been hurt.

But even after the first one goes in the bay, several people seem to have a need to stand between #2 and the seawall! Not very safety minded, this group.

hekawi · April 28th, 2008, 08:04 PM

HILARIOUS!

something tells me this guy is involved:

MandyMarie · April 28th, 2008, 08:17 PM

Holy guacamole...that made me laugh and sigh all at the same time!

TELEkinetic · April 28th, 2008, 08:30 PM

Paul - From the Urban Legends page.....

Note: It's the last photo that has been doctored.

Compare photos 5 and 9 and you'll see the deception.

Crane 1 True, crane 2 nope....Sorry

Brian blaut · April 28th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Very funny, BUT...the last photo is a photoshop fake. They used the 5th picture you posted (where the first crane fell in). All the people and backgrounds boats match perfectly. They also used the first crane reckage and as the base of the "new" crane reckage.

Brian blaut · April 28th, 2008, 08:32 PM

you beat me telekinetic!

e-merlin · April 28th, 2008, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian blaut

reckage

Wreckage.

Glen W · April 28th, 2008, 09:46 PM

In the first pics you can see the outrigger is extended and planted firmly on solid pavement. It didn't just tip over. How could a vertical pick cause sideforce enough to drag the crane over the side?

ajgus · April 28th, 2008, 09:52 PM

homer_doh.jpg

petebradt · April 28th, 2008, 11:02 PM

garytelecastor · April 28th, 2008, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TELEkinetic

Paul - From the Urban Legends page.....

Note: It's the last photo that has been doctored.

Compare photos 5 and 9 and you'll see the deception.

Crane 1 True, crane 2 nope....Sorry

I will never understand this.... Why pee on someone elses campfire? Does it make a person feel better about themselves or something???
Who was this hurting????
It's like telling the ending to a movie that nobody has seen.

woodman · April 28th, 2008, 11:18 PM

humbug or no, it's the human comedy in action, and Pete's video sort of puts it in perspective.

TELEkinetic · April 28th, 2008, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garytelecastor

I will never understand this.... Why pee on someone elses campfire? Does it make a person feel better about themselves or something???
Who was this hurting????
It's like telling the ending to a movie that nobody has seen.

I see it a bit different. When I think of all the "forwarded" emails I have gotten in the past that were not quite true from both friends and family, I learned a long time ago to check 'em out at Snopes. Having done the same thing myself before, I am grateful to someone for having pointed me to a location where I can look it up. Not here to pee on any campfires - as you can see there are additional posts about these photos and their complete authenticity.

Snopes makes great reading - and with that tool I feel more confident when I recieve an email with a claim - I go see what I can find.

esteban · April 28th, 2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen W

In the first pics you can see the outrigger is extended and planted firmly on solid pavement. It didn't just tip over. How could a vertical pick cause sideforce enough to drag the crane over the side?

I don't see an outrigger...

In my Statics class a year ago, the professor used this as his first example on the first day.

April 28th, 2008, 07:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
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April 28th, 2008, 08:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
TELEkinetic Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central Arkansas Age: 51 Posts: 392 11 Photos	Paul - From the Urban Legends page..... Note: It's the last photo that has been doctored. Compare photos 5 and 9 and you'll see the deception. Crane 1 True, crane 2 nope....Sorry __________________ *Guitars better than women:* You can have a guitar professionally adjusted......

April 28th, 2008, 09:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Glen W Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: CT Age: 59 Posts: 809 12 Photos	In the first pics you can see the outrigger is extended and planted firmly on solid pavement. It didn't just tip over. How could a vertical pick cause sideforce enough to drag the crane over the side? __________________ Go big... or stay home.

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Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,656	As "tragic" as that is, it's the funniest thing I've seen in quite a while

April 28th, 2008, 08:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,550	As the operator of the green truck, I would like it to go on record that I was pushed.

April 28th, 2008, 08:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
scooteraz Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 770	A friend sent those to me seems like about a year or 2 ago. He claimed it happened in Ireland. The interesting thing is how close people seem to be to the first crane before it goes in, but no one seems to have been hurt. But even after the first one goes in the bay, several people seem to have a need to stand between #2 and the seawall! Not very safety minded, this group.

April 28th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Brian blaut Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,408	Very funny, BUT...the last photo is a photoshop fake. They used the 5th picture you posted (where the first crane fell in). All the people and backgrounds boats match perfectly. They also used the first crane reckage and as the base of the "new" crane reckage.

April 28th, 2008, 08:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Brian blaut Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,408	you beat me telekinetic!

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