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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by cutemonster on Monday July 29, 2024 @05:06AM (#41099011)
> Putting things on the rails waiting for the train to see what happened. Everything from rocks [...]

What happened / happens? I've always wondered.

I guess the rock gets crushed?

What about trams, where the rails are instead submerged in a "crack" in the ground?

We did dumpster diving too and playing with fire :-)

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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by wizardforhire on Monday July 29, 2024 @07:01AM (#41099457)
Somewhat related

https://youtu.be/agznZBiK_Bs?si=iax3oQ67Wn-_umpk

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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by cutemonster on Friday August 09, 2024 @12:29PM (#41203315)
Thanks! Amazing that the trains are that hard to derail, and that's back in the 1940's
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