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The awesome logo of Itaipu. Part Windows, part Atari, and incorporating the...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:14:44 GMT

The awesome logo of Itaipu. Part Windows, part Atari, and incorporating the colors of the two nations.

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The rotor of turbine 14. 96 rpm. 1.5 of these babies supply 90% of the...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:14:25 GMT

The rotor of turbine 14. 96 rpm. 1.5 of these babies supply 90% of the electricity used in Paraguay.

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Not U96, but U14 and U13, and another fella in a hard hat.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:13:58 GMT

Not U96, but U14 and U13, and another fella in a hard hat.

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:13:34 GMT

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In this photo I've carefully placed a little fellah in a red hard hat. Look...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:13:09 GMT

In this photo I've carefully placed a little fellah in a red hard hat. Look closely, can you find him?

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The turbine hall, which was rather large.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:12:43 GMT

The turbine hall, which was rather large.

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The old school analogue Siemens consoles.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:12:17 GMT

The old school analogue Siemens consoles.

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The Master of Everything

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:11:56 GMT

The Master of Everything

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:11:35 GMT

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:11:12 GMT

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:10:54 GMT

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The makers of the control system obviously hadn't watched Minority Report for...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:10:19 GMT

The makers of the control system obviously hadn't watched Minority Report for inspiration.

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Mission control at Itaipu dam. Half the crew Brazilian, half the crew...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:09:47 GMT

Mission control at Itaipu dam. Half the crew Brazilian, half the crew Paraguayan.

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Looking down between the wall and the turbines.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:09:24 GMT

Looking down between the wall and the turbines.

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Looking down into the Cathedral. It's a 120 meter deep hole into the...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:09:10 GMT

Looking down into the Cathedral. It's a 120 meter deep hole into the foundation of the dam wall. The dam wall is around 190m from top to bottom.

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What happens if I push THIS button?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:08:44 GMT

What happens if I push THIS button?

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It's hard being a hard hat and looking hard.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:08:20 GMT

It's hard being a hard hat and looking hard.

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More turbines. Yes, the little thing is a human.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:07:58 GMT

More turbines. Yes, the little thing is a human.

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Turbines

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:07:37 GMT

Turbines

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The ruler of everything, at the entrance to the turbine halls

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:07:18 GMT

The ruler of everything, at the entrance to the turbine halls

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This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:07:00 GMT

This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of concrete used to build the damn would have been enough to build a two-lane highway from Moscow to Lisboa.

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This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:42 GMT

This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of concrete used to build the damn would have been enough to build a two-lane highway from Moscow to Lisboa.

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This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:20 GMT

This road is long. It traverses the entire face of the dam. The amount of concrete used to build the damn would have been enough to build a two-lane highway from Moscow to Lisboa.

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The 100 km^2 manmade lake in front of the dam. Bye-bye Guarani's, bye-bye...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:04 GMT

The 100 km^2 manmade lake in front of the dam. Bye-bye Guarani's, bye-bye flora and fauna, hello to "agua, gravitas, technologia.... Energia"

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:05:47 GMT

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The ruler of everything oversees the products of his minions. Obviously, the...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:05:30 GMT

The ruler of everything oversees the products of his minions. Obviously, the floodgates were open that day, because the lake could sense there was an alpha male nearby.

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Mr fancy in pants. Giving you that 1000 mile stare...The sticker reminded me...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:05:13 GMT

Mr fancy in pants. Giving you that 1000 mile stare...The sticker reminded me of Open House Dublin

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The floodgates were open, which was highly unusual for this time of the year....

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:04:54 GMT

The floodgates were open, which was highly unusual for this time of the year. But due to recent heavy rainfalls, they had to...Notice the set of stairs just to the right of the spray, the yellow ones. That gives an idea of scale here.

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Geek necessities (GPS, phrasebook, and souvenirs)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:04:37 GMT

Geek necessities (GPS, phrasebook, and souvenirs)

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