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Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and national events. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. [1] The last driver whose vehicle is still operational is awarded the ...
A contestant in a combine demolition derby. A combine demolition derby is a demolition derby in which combine harvesters are used. [1] [2] Three combines about to begin a heat at the Columbiana County Fair. Derbies sometimes last for up to three hours.
To demolish bridges, hoe rams are typically used to remove the concrete road deck and piers, while hydraulic shears are used to remove the bridge's structural steel. Bridge demolition using explosives near Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands, 1920-1940. Fred Dibnah used a manual method of demolition to remove industrial chimneys in Great Britain. He ...
Hard work may refer to a distinct but related concept of diligence. It may also refer to: Hard Work (album), by John Handy; Hard Work (book), by Polly Toynbee
AfE-Turm building demolition slow motion video Implosion of the Athlone Power Station cooling towers Blasting of a highway bridge in Aachen, Germany. In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate ...
After replacing the roof, stairs, walls, floors and kitchen, Cameron, an experienced construction worker, began work on the basement when the house's walls began to collapse.
Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby (UK: / ˈ d ɑːr b i / DAR-bee, US: / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR-bee); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region.
But during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, it proved especially hard to maintain a sense of moral balance. These wars lacked the moral clarity of World War II, with its goal of unconditional surrender. Some troops chafed at being sent not to achieve military victory, but for nation-building (“As Iraqis stand up, we will stand down”). The ...