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Revenge of the Bikers

spanic — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:58:17 +0000

The story is simple. Some guy accidentally hit a biker with his car (nothing serious). The biker got angry and told the car driver that he will kick his ass for it. Without thinking, the car driver decided to flee the scene. While he was gone, the biker and a couple of his friends flipped the guys car, broke the headlights & the front window. Apparently police and firefighters did come but they didn’t help to solve the situation.

Yandex StreetView for Moscow

Real Christmas Toys

spanic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:43 +0000

During this period of the year a lot of shops start selling Christmas toys but most of them are mass produced in enormous factories and cannot be considered “real”. This article is about the real Christmas toys and where they are produced.

Klavdievskaya factory is one of the few factories that produced Christmas ornaments during the Soviet Union era. In total there were 3 factories in Ukraine and 1 in Moscow region. This factory was established in 1949 in Klavdiev near Kiev and was originally engaged in production of different lab glassware. It is only in the 50s that the factory was reorganized to produce Christmas ornaments.

In the old days the factory used to employ 600 people, now there are only 10. About 96% of what they make is exported to other countries (Germany, USA, Canada, France, Belgium… ), only 4% stay in Ukraine.

The most interesting thing about this factory is that all the Christmas ornaments are and always were produced manually. From outside and from the inside this place creates an impression of abandonment. It’s been like that since the corruption of the USSR. But recently it was sold to a new owner and things should go better from now on.

Let’s take a look at the production process:

Inside a Russian Coal Mine

spanic — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:23 +0000

Today we’ll go down to a depth of 70 meters below the surface, into one of Russia’s many coal mines and see how it all works. Plus, you’ll find out where the 120 meter semi-abandoned mast is located.

Coal mine “Moscow” located in the Tula region (9 km from the village Gritsovsky) is currently the only coal mine in the whole central region of Russia. This mine used to be very productive in the early 80’s but today, since people refuse to use coal as energy, the mine barely produces any coal at all. The decline began in the 90’s and at that time the Tula region alone employed more than 30 coal mines. There were also mines in Ryazan, Tver and Smolensk regions.

Construction of the mine began in 1967. It was assumed that this will be one of the largest mines of the Moscow coalfield. The mine was completed in 1974.

At the moment, the mine employs 80 people who are working in 4 shifts. Coal is produced in very low volumes and at the current price, it’s not very profitable for the mine.

The main mode of transportation in the mine is a narrow-gauge railroad with a track of 900 mm. There are 3 electric coal carriers working on the surface of the mine and 7 below.

The pile of slagheap (tailings) is located not far away from the mine and is accumulated in a very interesting manner. The container carrying the slagheap is rope fastened to the mast. It carries the material all the way to the top of the tower and then dumps it into the large pile of tailings. The height of the pile is about 50 meters and the height of the tower is 120.

General view of the mine.

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There are ongoing projects to continue the development of this industry, but so far no real action is taken. Before the decline of the coal industry this mine employed over 1800 people.

Here’s the plan of the mine. There are two shafts going into the surface. The main shaft is used to carry out coal and to pump oxygen. The auxiliary shaft is used to carry workers and equipment. This mine has three wings – the north wing, the south wing and the east wing. They can be easily identified on the map. The southern wing is partially flooded and the southeastern is filled with gases. The total length of the underground tunnels is about 26 kilometers.

The administrative building of the mine also has classrooms. Previously, students who wanted to become workers in this facility were trained in this building.

Scheme of the conveyor line.

A model of the 4PP-2 miner. It is only here that you can see the whole machine since it is assembled underground, in the tunnels, and is covered with earth from all of it’s sides.

Before descending into the mine, everybody has to get acquainted with the safety rules, change into working cloths, get a helmet, flashlight and a self-rescuer (a device for respiratory protection)

The main clock. Previously, the building was equipped with a special computer and each miner had a personal token which had to be stamped on these devices every time they started work. Today everything is turned off.

After this, everyone must go through an isolated chamber where the air pressure is equalized.

Elevator boarding point. The rails are for carrying equipment into the elevator on small wagons.

On top of the elevator we can see warning signs which are lit one after another.

The descent is quite fast.

After the descent everybody must pass the “acclimatization” tests in a special room.

Before going further into the tunnels, everybody must tell the supervisors their destination and the route that they will be taking. Also, while going through the tunnels, everybody must stop at checkpoints and report their position.

Everything used to be illuminated. The effect is demonstrated here with the use of exposure photography.

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Some levels of the mine are flooded.

The tunnel of the left is closed due to the large amount of gases that is contained in that area. There is a high pressure water pipe leading into that tunnel, just in case something happens.

One of the checkpoints. The head of the group had to report our position by using the phone located on the wall.

In this part of the tunnel there was a lot of substance on the ground due to the previous inflow of ground water. Everything has been repaired and the tunnel was reinforced to prevent this from happening again.

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An electric pump used to pump out water in case of a flood. These are located all over the place and are needed all the time. Without water pumps, the mine will be flooded in about 6 hours.

We are approaching the mining zone. On the picture above we can see what they call an “Electrotrain”. It is used to supply energy to the whole mechanized complex.

The mining zone. On the left we can see the material which will be extracted from the earth, in this case coal, and of the right we can see one side of the mining combiner.

The height of this tunnel is about 1.5 meters.

The cut coal is fed to the conveyor.

Conveyor drive.

Conveyor line on the right.

This is where all the coal is loaded from the conveyor line into the wagons.

In some places, the tunnels are supported by wooden sleepers which are not always in very good condition due to previous floods. This is why throughout the tunnels we can see these metal wires attached to the ceiling. They are under high tension and are used to support the ceiling if it starts to collapse.

One of many air pumps.

Water pipes which are no longer needed.

The electric trains take the coal to the main shaft, where it is unloaded into an elevator and sent to the surface.

The electric train depot. They are serviced and repaired here since they never go to the surface. There used to be 45 of these working at the same time, but today only a few remain functional.

Subway Wall Art

spanic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:07:10 +0000

Dating from the early 70s-80s this kind of art is common in public places such as the subway.

Inappropriate Toy Factory

spanic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:24:28 +0000

Apparently this Russian toy factory in Chalabenski is so inappropriate that there is even a warning sign near the entrance saying “Beware Decorators”.

All the evil starts here, with the material from which the toys will be fabricated.

Eyes for the toy tigers

The stuffing.

The toys are assembled part by part.

Hands,legs and the other toy parts.

And…The final product

Here’s another one of their projects. An erotic sailors costume. The cute post-it note is saying “All Aboard”

Stuffed legs. They can be used as pillows or…I’ll let your imagination run wild on this one.

“Happy kcoc” Yes, the last word is written backwards. I guess it’s funnier that way.

Real Christmas Toys

Gamers Paradise

spanic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:20 +0000

Counter Strike is a very popular game in Russia and championships are often organized between players to determine who is the best. This championship is between two teams, Virtus.pro (Winners of the «Arbalet Cup Russia 2009» and «Asus Cup Summer 2009») and forZe (Bronze finalists of the «Arbalet Cup Kazakhstan 2009» and «WCG Russia 2009»). But this time, the organizers decided to make this championship a bit special by hiring a few female dancers.

Wanna see the boobies? Here ya go: LINK

There is even a video [18+] LINK

Melon Cocktail!

spanic — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:29:04 +0000

Lets say you are having a party at your house and want to impress your friend with something special. Well here’s what you need, a melon cocktail!

What do you need to make this? A melon of course, a sharp knife, a big spoon, a drill, a faucet, a blender and a bottle of vodka. The whole process is shown in pictures below.

Yandex StreetView for Moscow

Yandex StreetView for Moscow

spanic — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:13:57 +0000

On the 10th of September Yandex made a move that was quite predictable given the fact that the leading Russian search engine began copying various Google products quite a while ago and has enough power to promote such products in Russia given its leading position in the online market of the country. The latest addition to its range of services is panoramic view of the streets of Moscow – similar to what Google Street View now does for many countries of the world.

Right now on the streets of Moscow you can see real people, their cars and whatever was there when the streets were shot – and chances are this is how it will remain even if some people decide to protest. The reason is that in Russia no permission is needed from people when they are parts of panoramic photos taken in public spaces unless these people are actually the main subject of the shot. This is the policy Yandex is going to follow and the only reason they quote as good enough for blurring something out of the photos is upon request of law enforcement agencies – otherwise people or their property will remain.

Check it out for your self. Just go to http://maps.yandex.ru/, find Moscow, select panoramic view (you may have to zoom in to get this option to appear), and click on any of the blue-coloured streets.

I didn’t find an english version of yandex so here’s a little picture tutorial.

1- Go to http://maps.yandex.ru/, type in moscow and click the search button. [Click on pics to enlarge]

Click the panoramic view button if it’s not already green.

Now simply click on any of the blue highlighted streets inside Moscow. Zoom it, move around, everybody knows how that works right?

A Russian woman sets a new world record for the strongest “Intimate Muscles”

spanic — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:01:14 +0000

A 42-year-old Russian woman has snatched the world’s strongest vagina crown after using her “intimate muscles” to lift a 14kg glass ball.

Tatiata Kozhevnikova has apparently been training her privates for 15 years in order to support improbable weights. She explained to Life.ru: “After I had a child, my intimate muscles got unbelievably weak. I read books on Dao and learned that ancient women used to deal with this problem using wooden balls.

“I looked around, saw a Murano* glass ball and inserted it in my vagina. You insert one of the balls in your vagina, and it has a string attached to it with a little hook at the very end. You fix a second ball onto this hook.”

Kozhevnikova added for the benefit of fellow females hoping to improve their grip: “It’s enough to exercise your vagina five minutes a day, ladies, and in just one week you’ll be able to give yourself and your man unforgettable pleasure in bed.”

The Basics of Commerce

spanic — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:40:13 +0000

On the photo you can see new items which had minor malfunctions after production. To ensure that these items don’t appear in the second hand market , we are doing this:

The thing is that big companies produce these by 100’s a minute, so why spend time and cash on employees who will repair the product if you can just make some more instead. These items are destroyed so people don’t repair and resell them in the 2nd hand market since that might decrease the sales of new items (Less $$ for big companies).

Blue-ray players and HD-DVD’s: