The Final Crane: Revenge of MegaCrane

Crane #17, unknown location, United Kingdom. 

Cover-ups; secret societies; new world order suspicions and theories. 

Nothing comes close to explaining this. 

The photo was snuck out of a branch of the UK secret services, by an operative who defected to the Madagascan navy. 

The crane (if we can even call it that) has now burrowed its way into oblivion again. It's safe to say that if it ever gets near the surface, molehills will be mountainous. 

The purpose, intent and desire of the crane is not known. 

The destructive capability is definite. We just need to know if it's tasted blood yet. For then it will be unstoppable. 

Night Of The Hunters

Cranes #16, Tocantins, Brasil.

Deep in the thickets of the Brasilian railforests, a deadly predator rules the roost. And roots.

Giving cranes all over the world a bad name, they are rarely seen. This photograph was recovered from a bag dropped by a photographer whose whereabouts are now unknown.

If you see these cranes, do only one thing.

Run.

They're coming.

Colourful Crayola Cranes

Cranes #15, Santa Monica, California.

On the far industrial side of California, you can choose your own crane. Every colour in the world is open to you, to be sure that the crane working near your home doesn't clash with your tonal palette scheme.

The cranes are kept in a free-range pen while you make your decision, able to play and run to their hearts' content.

These are 100% ethically-sourced cranes, rest assured. They will last longer, make you more productive, make your children healthier, and cure hepatitis.

Classic, Vintage Crane Party. Classy. Vinnie.

Crane #14, Leith, Scotland.

Leith; the birthplace of cranes. Hundreds of years ago, cranes were fashioned out of fish bones and leatherette. Leather made by female cows.

Then came larger animals. As the empire expanded, hyena, buffalo, even hippo bones were pressed into service. Only taking from naturally deceased corpses, the most prized being (obviously) giraffe. You could make more cranes, more quickly.

But this cottage industry died out soon, animal crane production moving abroad, and cheaper steel replacing it domestically.

The cranes in this picture are made from solid magnesium derivative, giving them a lustrous sheer, bendy nature, and potentially explosive outcome if naked flame ever goes near them.

Which it did, in 1973. So they aren't there anymore. Sorry.

Robocranes

Crane #13, Singapore

It can be hard for humans to differentiate between the sentient cranes we all take for granted and their modern counterparts, the robo-cranes. There are, however, a few tell-tale signs. 

Look at the width of their leg areas: this isn't a definite sign, but the wider the more likely it is to be a robot. Robot cranes have not yet reached the levels of advancement standard cranes have when it comes to mobility, so need the width for extra stability. 

The obvious thing is the red and white striping along their barrels. This is a government requirement, in order that we know where we stand, at all times, with cranes and their mechanical counterparts. 

Eager To Please

Crane #12, Boston, Massachusetts

When the fisher-cranes come in to roost, their friends are keen to come and greet them, even before they've stepped off the boat. 

It's a rare display: once every three months, as the fisher-cranes have long contracts out at sea. 

But when they return, the coasts are lined with cranes ready to give them great rending steel high-fives, cascading sound waves far inland as they do so. 

Note in this photo: the two dog cranes in the background, stoically staring out to sea. They protect the coast from viking-cranes, still active even now in the 21st century. 

Cranes Of Joy

Crane #11, Osaka, Japan

In the sunset beauty of Japan's sleepy second city, Osaka, the cranes relax after a day's work. They gather round, crack open some beverages and share some jokes. 

Repeater Jackson, pictured here in the foreground, is the comedian of the bunch, and frequently has the other cranes in rivets. Stitches, to you and I. 

There's nothing quite like a cool beer in the hot Japanese sun; these cranes work hard and play hard, and know the value of both.