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  1. 12-01-2006, 04:33 PM #1
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    Junkyard of contaminanted vehicles (Chernobyl - The Zone of Alienation)

    In the rescue action after the Chernobyl disaster hundreds of vehicles were used: fire engines, military trucks, armoured vehicles, buses, cranes, helicopters. All those vehicles were heavily radiated and had to be abandoned. They will never be used again, all is left for them is to sit and rust on this vast area surrounded with barbed wire fence and signs that threaten intruders with death.
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    Those helicopters must be MASSIVE!
    Thanks for the sharing the pics, quite interesting.
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    Why are the hoods up on all of them? And if they're so dangerous, who parked them in neat rows?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ_007
    Why are the hoods up on all of them? And if they're so dangerous, who parked them in neat rows?

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    People in anti-radiation suits. The same people who drove them there.
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    Very interesting find.
    Quote Originally Posted by CJ_007
    Why are the hoods up on all of them? And if they're so dangerous, who parked them in neat rows?

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    It is possible that people drove them in wearing radiation protection suits.
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    Wow. A real life barren wasteland. God that Chernobyl things weird...Its just this abandoned place that hardly anyone goes. It kinda scares me a bit. Doesnt seem right in this modern world. :P
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    The lost city of Chernobyl is indeed a fascinating and eerie place. This photo blog thing by a Ukranian lady who rides through the "dead zone" on her Ninja is an enthralling and spooky read - http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack_Bauer
    The lost city of Chernobyl is indeed a fascinating and eerie place. This photo blog thing by a Ukranian lady who rides through the "dead zone" on her Ninja is an enthralling and spooky read - http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

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    Thats a great site.

    Just finished reading it, absolutely insane person. Great pics though. Gave me shivers...

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    National geographic did an article on Chernobyl, VERY eerie and fascinating pictures and read...
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    Thanks for the photos and the link, a very sobering read.
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    Wow, not too long ago, Car did an article on driving through Cherynobl. In a Lada. Suicide.
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    driving the Lada??? or driving through chernobyl? I dont know which is worse. But surely doing both at the same time is just asking for trouble...
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