De que cor são estes DUKWs?
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Parece que estão no zarcão, não deu tempo pintar o cinza.
Fotos em preto e branco são ruins, mas as coloridas por computação também, já ví muita aberração!
Na dúvida, vai de olive drab mesmo....
Originally Posted by Assef:
Fotos em preto e branco são ruins, mas as coloridas por computação também, já ví muita aberração!
A cor é esta mesmo
Because we were so busy and what we were doing was so crucial, one of the most important roles in our unit was to keep the DUKWs in good condition - and that responsibility was taken on by Sergeant Ted Lawrence (above centre). Almost single-handedly, he maintained and serviced all of them. Keeping a fleet of DUKWs running in sub-tropical conditions is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. Indeed, painting them (in red-lead) was as crucial for their overall well-being as was the mechanical stuff. So, he was assisted by others - but, generally speaking, the entire DUKW operation was held together by Ted.
Painting the Forth Bridge
Is it really a never-ending task?
October 2007 |
The myth
The Forth Bridge is so big that as soon as maintenance crews have finished painting it, it's time to start again. Thus, any task which can never be completed is said to be "like painting the Forth Bridge".
The "truth"
The world's first steel, long-span, cantilever bridge, opened in 1890, remains one of mankind's greatest engineering achievements. As a modem symbol of Sisyphean labour, however, it's useless. On reflection, starting at one end and painting doggedly towards the other would be a deeply inefficient approach to such an immense and dangerous job.
Sure enough, an inquiry to the Forth Bridges Visitor Centre Trust brought the categorical statement: "The bridge was never painted in that way. Different parts of the bridge suffer different levels of exposure to the elements; the maintenance schedules reflected that."
It's all academic: the bridge is currently having its famous red paint replaced with an epoxy resin expected to last for 20-30 years. In America, incidentally, the equivalent expression is "like painting the Golden Gate Bridge."
Que doideira! 
Mas isso não é primer, é tinta mesmo, né?
