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Pennies on Tracks--Dangerous?
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The other day someone asked me if it was possible to derail a train by putting pennys on the track. i never did it, i just photograph/film trains so i didnt know what to say. personally i dont think its possible. a GE Dash9-44CW running 4,400 hp wieghs around 394,000lbs. how much does a penny wiegh- 1 ounce. tell wat you think cuz i dont know else to say.
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ya, cars, cows, garbage and people aren't much of a problem but I have seen a penny cause an entire train to fly 2000 feet in the air.
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I nominate this thread for wacky thread of the year 2008.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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only in older pennies, the angle of the coin side is the perfect angle when laid flat on a slightly curved surface (ala train track) to move any weight upwards.
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we don't have time to stop for gas
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Due to penny:
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You would think Norfolk Southern would be the most qualified to answer this question...
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All glory to the hypnotoad.
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All glory to the hypnotoad.
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Originally Posted by Norfolk Southern 
tell wat you think cuz i dont know else to say.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES
Due to penny:
Yeah, that half a truck sitting there in the corner couldn't possibly have had anything to do with it. 
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You guys really should stop minting pennies.
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I smell a Mythbusters episode.
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Originally Posted by nonhuman
Yeah, that half a truck sitting there in the corner couldn't possibly have had anything to do with it.
He ran over the penny also.
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Whenever I cross the tracks that intersect my usual cycling path I see a fair number of squished pennies.
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-"I don't believe in God. "
"That doesn't matter. He believes in you."
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I tried it once with a loonie which could have sent the train into orbit but the train vibrations rattled it off the track before smooshage. Guess you got to tape it down.
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You can line up Oxycontin pills on a track and the train crushes them into a perfect line. I would recommend snorting it up quickly before another train comes.
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Hmm... how big of a girl is Penny? Even if she was super fat the train would probably squish her. So I guess putting any Penny on a track would be ok.
Now a 1 yen coin on a shinkansen track. That would be fun....
Ooooo.... maybe I should try...
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Well, I've put about a million pennies on tracks before and haven't caused any mayhem. To my knowledge 
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I have never done this...
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Originally Posted by Ghoser777
I smell a Mythbusters episode.
They already tested it. I forget what episode it was, and a quick search didn't turn it up, but all that resulted of the test were very thin pennies.
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Originally Posted by Ghoser777
I smell a Mythbusters episode.
They already did it. It was busted. Think about it - it's a tiny penny with little structural strength compared to the momentum of a speeding train.
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is this the plane on a treadmill question of 2008??
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Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n
is this the plane on a treadmill question of 2008??
See you all on page 32.
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Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n
is this the plane on a treadmill question of 2008??
I can absolutely guarantee you the train will not take off even if it derails.
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Can i have your social security number please? Thx
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Did you need my credit card numbers too? Thx
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Originally Posted by Butthawk
Can i have your social security number please? Thx
lol
457-55-5462 lol
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Can I have your full name and maiden name too.
I rode on a train once and sat near this guy that kept on farting it was nasty lol
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Originally Posted by Butthawk
Can I have your full name and maiden name too.
I rode on a train once and sat near this guy that kept on farting it was nasty lol
LOLZ!!!!1! taht was funny.
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I didnt think so at the time. Seriously. This guy was also very fat. I hated him.
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Originally Posted by Butthawk
I didnt think so at the time. Seriously. This guy was also very fat. I hated him.
But was he French or white? lol
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Where I grew up you had to cross train tracks to get to the beach and we put one cent pieces on the tracks a few times, but after the train came by we could never find the coins.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
Well, I've put about a million pennies on tracks before and haven't caused any mayhem. To my knowledge
And to think you could have been about $10,000 richer instead. 
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Originally Posted by Brass
And to think you could have been about $10,000 richer instead.
I was waiting on someone's mathematical genius.
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Originally Posted by mdc
Where I grew up you had to cross train tracks to get to the beach and we put one cent pieces on the tracks a few times, but after the train came by we could never find the coins.
Sounds like you could have used tape also.
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If they come flying off of the track and hit you it might be dangerous. The pennies, that is. They can come off pretty insistently.
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analogue sprinkles why is there a red bug in all of your posts? lol!
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Originally Posted by Butthawk
analogue sprinkles why is there a red bug in all of your posts? lol!
Why is your name Butthawk? The mysteries of life.
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on a side note. Why is it that on every film where a train hits a car the train then speeds on without stopping (I'm thinking of Back to the Future part 3 here specifically but it's quite common).
I'm thinking most times the train driver WILL stop after a major collision. Maybe this doesn't occur the writers!
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Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES
Why is your name Butthawk? The mysteries of life.
Is Butthawk one of those bot like scripts that post various comments in threads? Sort of like IRC bots?
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I think one of the thread's participants realized the potential for comedy gold (tm) in this thread, and decided to switch screennames and post pseudonymously.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens
on a side note. Why is it that on every film where a train hits a car the train then speeds on without stopping (I'm thinking of Back to the Future part 3 here specifically but it's quite common).
I'm thinking most times the train driver WILL stop after a major collision. Maybe this doesn't occur the writers!
Hit and run. They'll never figure out who did it if they can get far enough away from the scene of the accident.
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Originally Posted by Eug
"A local group of young kids were playing on what seemed to be fluffy white snow... they never saw it coming."
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
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Reminds me of an episode of Pete and Pete.
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