An amazing sculpture is made by pouring molten aluminum into a fire ant colony. The resulting cast is huge, weighing 17.9 lbs., and reaching a depth of 18 inches.
You can't really appreciate this unless you lived around these things. Someone finally found something good to do with these rascals.
Very interesting: Wait until you see the end result!
A Student Rick-Rolled His Physics Teacher In Spectacular Fashion
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http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2014/01/16/20941-leak-in-navy-fuel-tank-raises-concerns-about-water-contamination/
Here's the history behind them:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/13/ln/FP706130406.html
http://stott.com/2010/06/16/red-hill-underground-fuel-storage/
http://imagesdesavions.com/redhill/index.html (pictures)
The U.S. Navy confirmed Thursday that one of its massive underground tanks near Pearl Harbor has a leak and may have spilled up to 20,000 gallons of aviation fuel, raising concerns about potential drinking water contamination.The Red Hill Storage Tanks are an engineering marvel. During World War II, dedicated workers carved space for twenty 20-foot storage tanks deep inside a hill on Oahu in only 3 years.
Here's the history behind them:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/13/ln/FP706130406.html
http://stott.com/2010/06/16/red-hill-underground-fuel-storage/
http://imagesdesavions.com/redhill/index.html (pictures)
