Man is such a creature who constantly invents something to improve his life. Some of the things that talented engineers create seem incredibly strange from the outside. Moreover, the field of application of these devices is not always immediately clear and obvious. In reality, most of these devices are incredibly useful. Let's look at a few of these.
1. Unicycle
This strange vehicle was created by an enthusiastic Italian designer named Goventoso. The engineer presented an unusual car right on the eve of World War II.
It was the war that put an end to the development of a business project. Despite the fact that unicycle blueprints have gone into a dusty box for many decades, in the 21st century, the fashion for such vehicles is gradually reviving.
2. Tiger Stone
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How to cover the future sidewalk with paving stones? To do this, you can hire a couple of dozen bricklayers who will do everything.
Or you can use just such a machine, which is called the Tiger Stone. For a day of work (without food, smoke breaks and sleep), such a unit is able to lay up to 300 square meters of paving slabs. Here it is - the "revolt of the machines" in all its glory.
3. Barber Helicopter
This helicopter was not hijacked at all from a rock concert or even stolen on the set of a trash movie.
It is actually a very important and functional machine! Helicopters equipped in this way are used today in many countries of the world in order to cut off the tops of trees and the most dangerous branches near power lines.
Note: in fact, such helicopters are only allowed in the most difficult or dangerous areas, for example, in the mountains.
4. Howitzer with a silencer
Do you think the muffler on a 12 gauge smoothbore shotgun is the harshest thing you've ever seen? How about a silencer for a howitzer.
Such a unit really greatly reduces the noise from the shot. However, you will not be able to sleep next to the artillery installation.
5. Mi-26
What's so strange about the Russian Mi-26 helicopter? At least that it is a very, very large flying machine. In the class of helicopters, the Mi-26 was and remains the largest aircraft.
Moreover, there is every reason to believe that this situation will not change in any way in the foreseeable future.
6. Liebherr 13000
There are large taps. There are very large cranes. There are really huge, even gigantic cranes for loading everything. And then there's the Liebherr 13000.
This rig is so large and heavy-duty that any other cranes cannot match it. Secondly, the Liebherr 13000 is an absolute record holder in its field.
7. MV Blue Marlin
And here is one of the largest ships on planet Earth. With MV Blue Marlin, you can transport parts of other ships, other ships as a whole, and oil platforms.
The latter, by the way, is the main task for this sea giant. Such transportation looks like the eighth wonder of the world.