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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    04:45 PM

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    What they are not telling you that this is just a sly way of hiding their secret volcano supervillain lair in plain sight.

    Muhahahahahaha! No one will ever know... oh, wait #theberg
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    04:12 PM

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    Why don't they turn that land into something useful instead, like a humongous community produce garden or something? Think of something that gives back! #theberg
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    Image of PVIII PVIII
    03:22 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft

    I think this sweet bastard is currently in development: #design
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    03:12 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    Why are they called Predators? They look more like a xenomorph, with that lack of "eyes" #design
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    02:23 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    The radar bulbs on the front of them always remind me of Giger's Alien. #design
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    02:08 PM

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    I wonder what the carbon footprint of this project would be. #theberg
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    02:07 PM

    In reply to V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001

    Do you think they know we don't actually have a ship? #v
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    Image of Motoki Motoki
    01:56 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    It's Kaliba. Everyone get down! #design
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    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    01:55 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    See these things flying all the time - for some reason, they look odd. Can't really put my finger on why. #design
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    01:52 PM

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      #design
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    01:47 PM

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    I wanna move out west. Who's with me! #theberg
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    01:40 PM

    In reply to V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001
    I knows Google Sketchup when I sees it! #v
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01:30 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    Ooh! The Predator drones! So purty...

    Predator in da house, yo, indeed. #design
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    01:18 PM

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    Wow. This triggers so many responses...

    1) Berlin was built on a marsh. Nice soft ground; it's been filled in for 750 years now, but a swamp is still a swamp. If these people were to dump 1000 meters of fill into a flat area, there will be a greater subsidence, and foundations around the area will crack as the ground sinks. The areas that were covered by glaciers during the last ice age are still rebounding- this is the obverse of that.

    2) If you build a 1000 meter mountain, will you get avalanches? Once again, if you live down the road from the newly minted Tempelhofberg, keep aware of where you children are, during the winter.

    3) Does it rain much? Landslides could be a joy as well. Landslides are more deadly then the avalanches. The rubble and debris from each landslide could be added to the new mountain. Hugh Grant might be able to explain what it's like to walk up a hill but come down a mountain.

    Doesn't this seem like something they'd be doing in Dubai? #theberg
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    Image of Gann Gann
    01:15 PM

    In reply to The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
    Something about the cockpitless design - like a building with no windows - makes them look so much more sinister. #design
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    01:20 PM

    @Gann: I think it'd be scarier if we put happy faces on the forward fuselage. #design
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    Image of Gann Gann
    01:31 PM

    @Skunky: Something in the tradition of the Tank Killer?
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