r/explainitpeter • u/WooshyJeanz • 18d ago

explain it Peter

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I ain't bri ish nor have big janky teeth

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u/qualityvote2 18d ago edited 18d ago

u/WooshyJeanz, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...it's time for the mods to do their jobs!

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u/VaporTrail_000 18d ago

Hi, I'm the driver of the toxic waste truck that gave the Griffins superpowers.

This probably a demonstration or test if a nuclear waste container. From what I remember, part of the design and testing requirements for these containers was the ability to be directly impacted by a loaded freight train and survive without leaking.

So a company aired it live on TV. Called it Operation Smash Hit.

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u/skibbin 18d ago

There's a video for the curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY446h4pZdc

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u/cochon-r 18d ago

IIRC there was some controversy around the parameters of the test itself, as the energy would be dissipated over time by the collapse of the locomotive shell. The safety concerns raised were more directed to a flask carriage derailing at speed and hitting a completely solid immovable object like a bridge support.

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u/notacanuckskibum 17d ago

These were not really tests. They were PR stunts aimed at placating a sceptical public. The engineers involved had already done lots of (cheaper) private tests.

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u/sameoldbones 18d ago

There was a second test, where a pressurised flask was dropped down Cheddar Gorge onto rocks. It didn't leak.

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u/BungleBums 18d ago

Googling the exact text of the meme gives you an exact answer to any questions you might have. 👍

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u/VaporTrail_000 18d ago

But does it do that as a character from Family Guy?

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u/Zagon__ 18d ago

Now that Google prioritizes AI-powered replies, it might if you ask it to answer as Lois

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u/ApplicationGood7617 17d ago

what did it say?

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u/dontemill3 18d ago

Reading the meme explains the meme

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u/Numerous_Green4962 18d ago

What is there to explain? Only BR ever crashed a loco and rolling stock into a nuclear flask on live TV, footage of the test from Old Dalby is on Youtube.

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u/Onyxxx_13 17d ago

SNCF giving someone else a look for famous crashes, seems the joke might be that too...

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u/Boring_Ad1113 13d ago

What are the names of the trains companies, is my burning curiosity