Pontoon bridge unprecedented 730-meter, fortified pontoon bridge across the Scheldt river at the Siege of Antwerp in 1584 to close off water access to the city. In the battle of Saraighat in 1671, the Ahoms spanned the river Brahmaputra at Saraighat over an improviso bridge of boats. In the 1670s, the French devised the copper pontoon; after this point, rivers and canals ceased to present significant obstacles. The early modern period in pontoon use was dominated by the wars of the 18th and 19th centuries during which the art and science of pontoon bridging barely changed. This however did not stop all
Junk Yard (pinball) Junk Yard (pinball) Junk Yard is a pinball game released by Williams Electronics in 1996. The game was advertised with the slogan ""The meanest game in the whole darn town."". The playfield of "Junk Yard" contains different toys e.g. a crane with a wrecking ball - a pinball hanging from a chain, a toilet that flushes the ball and a doghouse with an attack dog. The game rules of "Junk Yard" are not very deep but the gameplay is not easy. The player has to find parts in the junk yard to construct different tools and vehicles as seen on