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06-28-2011, 12:48 PM
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Copper Car in a Copper Mine
Yesterday as part of Extreme Makeover Home Edition we went to the Kennecott Copper Mines.
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06-28-2011, 12:50 PM
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06-28-2011, 12:51 PM
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On the other side of the wall looking down.
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06-28-2011, 12:54 PM
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Looking down into the pit of the copper mine. This is the largest excavation in the world. From where I took the picture it is 2.5 miles to the other side. It is also 4,000 ft down to the bottom.
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06-28-2011, 12:57 PM
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This is one of the tires off of the big dump trucks in the two pictures above. If you look closely in the bottom right hand corner of the pit there is a dump truck.
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06-28-2011, 01:02 PM
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I love the Copper car. Man, now there's some "meats."
Hopefully, there aren't any environmentalists on this site, because if they see those pictures, they might have a coronary.
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06-28-2011, 01:16 PM
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Info on the "meats"
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06-28-2011, 01:32 PM
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And people say Avons are expensive, though you do get 50,000 miles out of them. 
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06-28-2011, 01:57 PM
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I didn't know what to make of the copper Cobras when I saw them in pictures.
But in person, they are STUNNING!
And what kind of Home Makeover requires a copper Kirkham?
And how do I get in on that? 
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06-28-2011, 02:28 PM
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How long does it stay shiny?
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06-28-2011, 02:51 PM
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How long does it stay shiny?
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Not long. It collects finger prints better than an FBI crime lab. |
06-28-2011, 03:55 PM
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Wow, those shots are awesome!
I'd love to have a copy of those first 2 to make posters from.
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06-28-2011, 03:58 PM
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Sorry, double post
Last edited by Racer_X; 06-28-2011 at 04:06 PM..
Reason: double post from iphone
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06-28-2011, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham
Not long. It collects finger prints better than an FBI crime lab.
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That's not a good thing, since every time I take my car out, someone wants to put their hands on it.
In that respect, it's fortunate that my car only leaves the garage when there's a lunar eclipse. Can't imagine what a copper Kirkham would be like with copper being so soft.  |
06-28-2011, 04:16 PM
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In that respect, it's fortunate that my car only leaves the garage when there's a lunar eclipse.
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Uhh, you know there is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact it's all dark.  |
06-28-2011, 05:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham
Yesterday as part of Extreme Makeover Home Edition we went to the Kennecott Copper Mines.
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Extreme Home Makeover????
I'm just hoping for a "Kirkham Extreme Garage Makeover" |
06-28-2011, 06:08 PM
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Flash forward forty years: "Barn find verdigris Cobra"!
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06-28-2011, 08:32 PM
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Can't you put some clear over the copper? I saw an old Ford PU this weekend that had been sanded out, set out to gather a slight "patina", then clear coated. Looked pretty nice.
The Copper mine is an impressive site! 4000 feet deep!? Wow!
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06-29-2011, 12:35 AM
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Is there like a drain plug at the bottom of the mine for when it rains?
Looks like a big funnel to me!
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06-29-2011, 09:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham
Yesterday as part of Extreme Makeover Home Edition we went to the Kennecott Copper Mines.
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So who's home is getting made over?
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