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Body encased in cement found in Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico – Authorities say a woman's body was found buried headfirst in a plastic container of cement in drug-plagued Tijuana.
Cristina Perez of the Baja California state prosecutor's office says someone spotted the woman's leg protruding from the container on a hillside.
The woman died at least a month ago and showed signs she suffered blows to the head, Perez said Thursday.
Firefighters extracted the body, but officials have yet to identify it, she added.
Tijuana, located along the California border near San Diego, has witnessed some of Mexico's worst drug killings. More than 13,800 people have died in
the drug war nationwide since 2006, when the government deployed thousands of troops to fight the cartels.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_dru...
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May God Bless Her Soul
And may she rest in peace.
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cement - as in dry powder chemical product sold by cemex et al used with aggregates and water to make concrete? or was she "set" into concrete??
i am simply curious, cause how would they extract her from concrete?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
how would they extract her from concrete? |
Slowly
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
cement - as in dry powder chemical product sold by cemex et al used with aggregates and water to make concrete? or was she "set" into concrete??
i am simply curious, cause how would they extract her from concrete? |
Mike, as someone who spent his entire career designing and building concrete structures, it still amazes me that most people don't know the difference
between concrete and cement, in spite of the fact that concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world. It is astonishing how often
"concrete" is incorrectly described as "cement", particularly by media people who get paid to be accurate. Cement is a white powdery substance often
sold in 94-pound bags that, mixed with water and aggregate (sand and gravel), becomes concrete.
[Edited on 10-30-2009 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
i am simply curious, cause how would they extract her from concrete? |
The most common method today is the Jackhammer. What with union wages being so high, the savings is appreciable over using the old-fashioned hammer
and chisel method.
In the past, they've tried the Stamp Mill method but it got too messy.
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good ones Dennis and Ken.
how about a cylinder mold breaker used by testing labs to check PSI cure strengths at 14 and 30 day cycles?
they could position the bucket con cranium in place of the test sampling container which is about 12" x 8" last time i had to fill one for a state
streets inspector.
oops...too messy maybe.
shades of the ending to the original "The Fly" movie with Vinny Price.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by noproblemo2
TIJUANA, Mexico – Authorities say a woman's body was found buried headfirst in a plastic container of cement in drug-plagued Tijuana.
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Maybe they hadn't add water yet?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
And may she rest in peace. |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
as someone who spent his entire career designing and building concrete structures,...
Cement is a white powdery substance often sold in 94-pound bags that...
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You spend a whole career and still call it "white powdery substance?"
when engineers try to correct laymen, the laymen roll their eyes.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
You spend a whole career and still call it "white powdery substance?"
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Sounds like cartel humor. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
as someone who spent his entire career designing and building concrete structures,...
Cement is a white powdery substance often sold in 94-pound bags that...
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You spend a whole career and still call it "white powdery substance?"
when engineers try to correct laymen, the laymen roll their eyes. |
goat,
Suggest you go to Home Depot, and buy a 94# sack of portland cement (the kind used for making concrete). Take it home, take it into your back yard,
and carefully cut the bag open. Look inside. What do you see? A white, powdery substance. As a layman, if you have a better description, fire
away. As a structural engineer specializing in concrete structures, with 45 years of experience, I will be glad to listen. Sorry to offend you, but
"white powdery substance" is the best I can do.
++Ken++
PS sorry about your eyes.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
goat,
Suggest you go to Home Depot, and buy a 94# sack of portland cement (the kind used for making concrete). Take it home, take it into your back yard,
and carefully cut the bag open. Look inside. |
2. stick your head in the powder
3. add water
4. wait until hardened
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Ken - sometimes the hardest thing for an engineer to do is explain something in easy terms to someone not trained in his craft.
Obviously a lay person is not qualified to carry your briefcase. Insulting you only proves their lack of edificacy on the subject.
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sounds like a disgruntled husband at work!!!!
[Edited on 10-31-2009 by bajaguy]
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
Ken - sometimes the hardest thing for an engineer to do is explain something in easy terms to someone not trained in his craft.
Obviously a lay person is not qualified to carry your briefcase. Insulting you only proves their lack of edificacy on the subject.
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Thanks Mike. I didn't think "white powdery substance" was that hard to understand
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When you use "white powdery substance" in reference to cartels, I think of other powders. Guess cement is cheaper!
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