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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 17:18:45 2020 No.12159968 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12160056

>Why absolutely my good sir, I am indeed, an engineer. What possibly could have given it away? I am most definitely intrigued, do tell!

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 17:41:57 No.12160044 Report

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Woah. You are so cool, OP.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 17:46:16 No.12160056 Report

Quoted By: >>12160265 >>12160271 >>12160401

>>12159968
why would you need chains that big?

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 18:38:13 No.12160265 Report

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>>12160056
He's going back up the beanstalk to enslave the giants, clearly

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 18:40:18 No.12160271 Report

Quoted By: >>12160353 >>12160358

>>12160056
I think the actual reason is for use in ships. Like to attach with the anchor and such.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 18:56:51 No.12160353 Report

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>>12160271
Yes this is the reason. Brunel was working with 'crude' iron and steel- not the precisely manufactured cables of modern day.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 18:57:59 No.12160358 Report

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>>12160271
these are the anchor chains of SS great britain.

Also bear in mind he would have had to hold that amusing pose for a good few minutes given the cameras of the day!

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Anonymous Fri 25 Sep 2020 19:07:30 No.12160401 Report

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>>12160056
Those are normal-size chains, people were just small back then.

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