It was carrying it's baby on it's back...
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2026
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That pic is kind of beautiful.
Honestly it took me a while to convince myself this wasn't a painting. At one stage I wondered if it was a Wes Anderson set.
Much better framing.
Thanks. What is that old saying? Art is knowing when to stop and how to frame it.
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I just made that up basing it kind of on a quote from 6 degrees of separation
It looks like it was taken with a quality 90s camera. Idk there’s something about the lighting and low saturation that makes me think, “this hasn’t gone through the ML algorithms phones automatically put on photos taken with them”.
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This is more than mildly interesting. I’d say it’s somewhat interesting. Dare I say it’s intriguing?
Color me intrigued 🧐
how do they get the car down?
Floor it!
You can see an itty bitty crane lol
But really they should have made a small "garage" and a ramp instead.
you know I was trying to figure out if that was what it was but I was like. no way.
Thinking about it, technically that doesn't even need to be that complex with hydraulics, just a sturdy arm and a winch. But it's still kind of wasted, extra weight for no reason compared to putting the bed or storage above a garage.
Anyway really awesome tiny house.
Though it makes a neat little deck once the car is relocated. It'd be fantastic in the forest at night.
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Looks like they have a crane up there, but if it breaks you have to find an appropriate height overpass.
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I wanna see the inside.
No way!!! I saw that same truck a few days ago in Germany. It must be the exact same, because it's pretty recognizable and unique.
I want to see the process of getting that car down. I see what I think is a crane arm.
Looks like a davit designed for loading a small boat onto a larger boat.
Here, we apparently see the land lubber's version of the same.
That truck has a shuttle craft.
For some reason, your comment put Seagulls in my head (that log had a child!) lol
what's interesting about it?
it looks like another well-off person cosplaying as a poor as a lifestyle. the semi itself probably cost 200k.
Could just be middle class retirees; with the cost of housing 200k truck + 150 trailer is pretty competitive.
All it needs is a couple bikes hanging from the back of the car and it's my dream vehicle
I bet they have bikes inside
I hope that's some kind of hardpan sand, not the soft stuff at the beaches I go to. Or that those vehicles are all amphibious. That picture makes me feel very anxious.
Just looking at how little the semi sunk into the sand, I would guess it is pretty hard. As long as they don't get too crazy I dont think driving back out would be an issue at all.
I drove on a beach once. It was fine. Easy going. Beautiful. Exhilarating. Until, abruptly, the tires sunk in and it wasn't. Once they sink in, even just a little bit, it is extremely difficult to get out. It was one of the stupider things I have ever done. I've never done it again.
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It is likely on Rømø, they have big beaches where you can officially drive on. Which is not that common here in northern Europe.
It's in Saltum beach. As far as i know its officially a road
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I'm astonished by the fact that's on sand on a beach...
Nothing is towing that giant thing if it gets stuck.
That trailer chassis is bearing a lot of weight & stress. Normally a semi truck is synonymous with 18-wheeler but there are definitely not 18 wheels to help with this load.
I wonder about the weight and how it was built. I'm guessing it doesn't weigh much if they can get away with a single axle trailer.
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spotted, its, its
Yes, but they're probably Danish, and this is one of our tells. We use -t instead of -d for past tense.
they basically wrote it with a correct Danish accent :)
Korrekt!
Interesting, but why is it driving on the beach? Doesn't it sink in with that weight?
There are beaches on the Danish west coast where the sand is plenty compacted, completely fine for driving. At least for passenger cars.
I would be hesitant with a truck, but seems to be going well.
Yes. This could be the beach of Rømø There was an oldtimer convention this weekend I think Even military planes are landing and starting there
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