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flower auction in Holland in April 1996

The folks lined up in stadium seating are participating in a "Dutch auction" where the price clock drops rapidly and the first bidder to hit his "purchase" button buys it; where in this case "it" is the flower cargo of a train car rolling by in front. It is amazing to see the efficiency as carts of flowers roll past, the various bidders buy them, and then they are flown off to whatever country for distribution to florist shops. The process is amazingly efficient, taking maybe one second per purchase.

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