Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 30, 2012
April 29, 2012
May 01, 2012
Transcript:
A doozy of a model! Louis Chenot spent an estimated 15,000 hours building a 1:6 model of a 1932 Duesenberg car from scratch. He completed the model in 2010, and it has more than 6000 parts, including an operational engine! Ouch! In January 2012, railroad officials in Indonesia began suspending weighted balls over railroad tracks to discourage train serving the practice of commuters writing on train roofs without paying a fare! The Indian state of Meghalaya, people live in a matrilineal culture with property, wealth, and even surnames passing two daughters rather than to sons!
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KA7DRE Premium Member over 12 years ago
Those weighted balls over the railroad tracks reminded meof that movie “Emperor Of The North”. They used several methods to discourage people from riding the train. It starredEarnest Borgnine. All I can think of is “Kabonnnggg” !!
hawgowar over 12 years ago
Ever see that video of the fellow on the roof of the train who touched the high tension wires (electric train)? Pakistan or India. Huge spark then fellow dropped to the top of the car and burst into flames. He was burning in his own fat.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80646976/
Just play that video all around the trains. It should keep people off. If not, Darwin at work.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
Some people claim to remember their birth. Bet they can’t prove it, tho.
Big_Tex over 12 years ago
Neghalaya is home to the Amazons.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Do you think someone ‘auto’ spend that much time building a model car? He must have been working on ‘all cylinders’. I wonder whether he ever got ‘tired’ of it?
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Ouch! If that were tried in the US, lawyers would be camping out at the sites!
iced tea over 12 years ago
Indians revere women. They invented Women’s Lib.
xall2h1 over 12 years ago
the person on the train would probaly get knocked out