00:00The massive Bagger 293 crushes the ground with 14,000 tons.
00:06How does this colossal mining monster cross loose soil without sinking straight into the mud?
00:13Most people assume massive steel plates would simply act like giant knives cutting through earth.
00:19Instead, massive multi-linked crawler tracks spread that insane weight across an enormous surface area.
00:26This clever distribution creates less pressure than a walking human footprint on the ground.