This is Canadian National locomotive number 2699. It is a 212 ton machine powered by a 183 litre 4400 hp V16 4 stroke diesel.

 Shortly before this picture was taken, while working under load, 2699 experienced what is known in the trade as a catastrophic uncontained engine failure. The train was passing the town of Independence , at the time.
The first picture below shows that one of the 16 cylinder packs that form the engine was ejected through the engine bay body side and thrown clear of the locomotive.
In addition to this the piston from that cylinder was thrown free by the force of the failure. It was ejected so violently that it travelled through the air and crashed through the roof of a nearby home where it imbedded itself in an interior wall.

Beautiful Custom Built 2009 Wooden Car

This custom wooden car rides on  a 1986 Toyota truck frame and gets power from a Chrysler 318  engine. It is driven by an automatic transmission and has merely  1,800 miles on its speedometer. The whole body is made of cedar  and its interior is just as over-the-top as the exterior.

Mood ring

My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings, bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be able to monitor my moods.

 

We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, it turns green.

When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his fucking forehead.
Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.

 

Movie test

Try this test and find out what movie is  your favorite.  This amazing math quiz can likely predict which of 18 films you would enjoy the most. Don't ask me how, but it really works! Movie Test: Pick a number from 1-9. Multiply by 3. Add 3. Multiply by 3 again. Now add the two digits together to find your predicted favorite movie in the list of 18 movies below.

Movie List:

1. Gone With The Wind
2. E.T.
3. Beverly Hills Cop
4. Star Wars
5. Forrest Gump
6. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
7. Jaws
8. Grease
9. The Defeat of Obama in 2012
10. Casablanca
11. Jurassic Park
12. Shrek
13. Pirates of the Caribbean
14. Titanic
15. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
16. Home Alone

17. Mrs. Doubtfire
18. Toy Story

Golf anyone?

How do you wink at an illegal alien?

Killed my elk today

I got my Elk today.. I would like to tell you how I got up at 0500, made a lunch and headed for the woods. Got out of the truck at 0800 and hiked for 4 hours. Watched a heard of Elk for 2 hours and then belly crawled for 200 yards. Had one shot at 1200 yards and placed it right behind the front shoulder and dropped the bull like a rock. Hauled it out in four pieces on our back, which took about 4 hours but in all actuality, I got up at 0600. Grabbed a couple of soda's and headed for the hills at 0700.. At 0759, I came around a corner in the mountains and the bull was standing 125 yards on the uphill side of the road. I stepped out of my Blazer, chambered a round, put the cross-hair right behind the front shoulder, and squeezed off a shot. I knew I hit him hard but he wheeled around and headed for the timber. We lost site of him and decided to drive up the road about a hundred yards before we went after him. We came around the next corner and guess what.. The bull was laying right in the middle of the road. Didn't have to drag him an inch. Backed the truck up to him and loaded him up.. One of the easier elk I have shot.. The elk is weird, he has four nice points on one side and a spike and a drop tine with a big knob on the other side.