• CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There is a saying in engineering.

    Anyone can build a bridge.

    It takes an engineer who can build a bridge just strong enough to let cars cross it.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    “I just don’t see how the whole bridge falls over that fast”

    Bruh it is a ten million ton cargo ship bumping into it, do u think it’s just gonna bounce off?

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        7 months ago

        it floats way better than i do, so it can’t be that much heavier than i am. and let me tell you, there’s no way i could topple a bridge by running into it

        • Numhold@feddit.de
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          7 months ago

          But that could mean the ship is actually a witch! And witches do have a history of bringing down bridges.

  • FleetingTit@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    What the hell are people debating here? A 150.000 tonne object crashed into a structure made of thin sticks (comparatively speaking). There is no doubt that the bridge would collapse. Especially since an arch is only stable if it is undamaged.

  • N0body@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    All I know about bridges is how to sell them, and I have one right now I can guarantee was built by an entirely white construction team. I examined their skull shapes myself. I’ll just need about $80 million, and it’s all yours, Elon.

    • Sibelius Ginsterberg@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      This reminds me of a line from K.I.Z.:

      “Nazis erkenn’ ich an der Kopfform.”

      (I recognise Nazis by the shape of their skulls.)