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February 16, 2012
The Fifty
Its 14 major structural components, cast in ductile iron, weigh as much as 250 tons each; those yard-thick steel bolts are also 78 feet long; all told, the machine weighs 16 million pounds, and when activated its eight main hydraulic cylinders deliver up to 50,000 tons of compressive force. If the logistics could somehow be worked out, the Fifty could bench-press the battleship Iowa, with 860 tons to spare. -- Iron Giant @ The Atlantic
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 16, 2012 9:03 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.