ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bagger 293

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a really big sandbox and you want to move all the sand to one side of the sandbox. But you don't want to use a shovel because it will take too long. So, you ask for help from a giant machine called Bagger 293.

Bagger 293 is the biggest excavator in the world that can move massive amounts of dirt or sand in a very short amount of time. It's like a big, strong monster truck that can dig deep into the ground and scoop up huge amounts of soil.

The Bagger has a big arm that can extend and reach far into the ground. This arm has a bucket (kind of like a huge metal spoon) that can scoop up 270,000 pounds of dirt at once! That's more than 13 school buses put together!

Once the bucket is full, the Bagger lifts it up and tips it into a nearby dump truck. This dump truck takes the dirt away, and the cycle starts all over again.

Bagger 293 is very good at its job because it can work around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means it can move a whole lot of dirt very quickly!
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