Thursday, August 25, 2005

Extreme Machines

In my life as a covert agent, I deal with numerous extreme machines. I will proceed in describing some of them today.

This one above is called a stacker-reclaimer. It stacks dirt (a.k.a lignite coal) on the ground to serve as inventory and reclaims it later when fuel is required. You can see a pile of coal about 40 feet high that the bucket-wheel at the end of the reclaimer feeds from. It sits on a rail-track and runs on electricity. If I remember correctly, it typically reclaims at 2,000 tons / hour. That's 1100 Mamos per hour or 1.25 million chickens an hour.

Agent-O (Presently on duty)

Agent O (Retired from service)

Mr. T

Of course, to measure this, you need trusty instruments. As an agent, I am a strong supporter of overpriced Swiss watches that are no more accurate than $10 Casios. Preservation of dignity comes with a price; you have to wear the useless expensive watches on your wrist and keep you kick-ass timex and casio in your pocket and use them secretly when needed. On top is Agent-O, and on below is Mr. T. , my trusty minions.

Omega Day-Date (Bond 007)

  • Reads time, am-pm indicator, day, date, month, chronograph and its mechanical and fully automatic!!! Look at the parts below and you know how.
  • MOVEMENT Caliber: Omega 1151Self-winding chronograph movement with rhodium-plated finishPower reserve: 44 hours
    CRYSTALScratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment inside
    case & dialStainless steel case.Grey dial.
    WATER RESISTANCEDown to: 30 meters100 feet
    FunctionsDay-DateChronographSmall seconds24 hoursTachymeter

How did they fit so many tinies into that darn thing?

  • Tissot T-Touch (Tomb Raider )
  • Digital compass (Embarrassingly, I've used it numerous times, especially when driving, MatLove will know this. We were almost stranded in the jungles of dogtown, MA when I forgot to bring Mr. T a long)
    Reference:
    T33.7.588.61Size: GENTCase Material: TITANIUMWater Resistance: 30 METERSGlass: TACTILE SAPPHIREDial: ANTHRACITEHour indicators: INDEXBracelet: TITANIUM GREYMovement Caliber: E40.305 QUARTZ (TACTILE)Function(s): MULTIFUNCTIONBattery Life: 24 months.

BTW, my Enzo does facilitate me to get around a little.

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