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From: Stan6/24/2006 2:49:44 PM
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I saw this on some show, probably Extreme Engineering or Modern Marvels some time ago and found this unbelievable machine crossing a road in Germany: a bucket wheel excavator.

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I wanted to see if I could find them on Google earth. If your type in "Garzweiler, Germany," you can see them just a little south of the town where a huge open surface mine can be seen. If you zoom in on it, you can see some spread around. Pretty cool.
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