The World's Biggest Machine

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 07:15 PM PST

Introducing the Bagger 288, built by Krupps in Germany. Weighing in at 45,000 tons, this bad boy is the biggest moving machine on the planet.

According to Dark Roasted Blend,

"If you discount CERN's Large Hadron Collider (which is officially the Largest Machine in the World), then the biggest MOVING machine built by humans would be the giant bucket wheel excavator 'Bagger 288' built by Krupp in Germany in 1978.

This enormous mining machine (300 meters long, weight: 45,500 tons) is capable of moving on its treads to the various open-air mine locations.

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How'd He Do That?

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

Amazing work by artist Walee for BEAUX ARTS Magazine.

Photoshop tricks? Photograph manipulation? Papercraft sculpting?

How'd he do it? Anybody know?

Previously, Paper-made Girls. ...more

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HowTo: Properly Benchmark Your PC

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 07:30 AM PST

Maximum PC posts a thorough guide on properly benchmarking your PC.

For those not in the know, benchmarking is the process of "running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it." (Wikipedia)

As Maximum PC says, "To care about benchmark is to care about performance. And to care about performance is to care about having more free time on your hands."

So if you're looking to maximize your PC's performance and save some time in the long run, click ...more

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