Baltimore Bridge Collapse

[Almighty Biden]

the US spends around 850 billion dollars on the military. i think it would be economically viable

idea
american desks are strong enough to alledgedly protect from a nuclear bomb
make a bridge out of american desks

Genius

[Jerzylvania]

the US spends around 850 billion dollars on the military. i think it would be economically viable

idea
american desks are strong enough to alledgedly protect from a nuclear bomb
make a bridge out of american desks

Or maybe sit behind one for a few years and possibly learn something.

[Katganistan]

I remember seeing this on the news, and it also showed a vid of it crashing and collapsing, totally helping the reducing fear of crossing bridges over large bodies of water ;-;

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

[Haganham]

I remember seeing this on the news, and it also showed a vid of it crashing and collapsing, totally helping the reducing fear of crossing bridges over large bodies of water ;-;

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

[The Two Jerseys]

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

More like Fast & Furious.

Because, you know, a car can totally outrun collapsing parking garage decks...

[Forsher]

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

More like Fast & Furious.

Because, you know, a car can totally outrun collapsing parking garage decks...

The one time the street didn't win.

[Jerzylvania]

I remember seeing this on the news, and it also showed a vid of it crashing and collapsing, totally helping the reducing fear of crossing bridges over large bodies of water ;-;

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

I don't like grid lock anyplace. Worst place is in a tunnel. Bridges are next. Then the Costco Gas station.

[Trump Almighty]

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

I don't like grid lock anyplace. Worst place is in a tunnel. Bridges are next. Then the Costco Gas station.

Or a Pride parade blocking lanes on a major road

[Jerzylvania]

I don't like grid lock anyplace. Worst place is in a tunnel. Bridges are next. Then the Costco Gas station.

Or a Pride parade blocking lanes on a major road

...or how about not. Really not.

[La Paz de Los Ricos]

I remember seeing this on the news, and it also showed a vid of it crashing and collapsing, totally helping the reducing fear of crossing bridges over large bodies of water ;-;

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Not comparable to the Key Bridge or anything, but there's a four-lane bridge over a river right before an intersection on my daily drive. Very often, traffic will be backed up while waiting here, and I'll frequently be stopped on the bridge.

It was here where I learned that, apparently, bridges wobble slightly as cars pass over them. It was here that I also learned that this sensation is an excellent way to strike a deep dread into my heart.

I'm not a bridge expert, or an engineering expert, so I choose to believe that it is designed to do this to not be rigid. Please do not feel free to correct me, as this belief brings me much comfort.

[Risottia]

I think the bridge collapse goes to show the US government should spend way more on infrastructure. if we got 25% of the military budget (which the 25 percent would be around 212 billion) to spend on infrastructure we would avoid a lot of these tragedies.

Cargo ships are pretty big. Is it even possible improve bridges to the point that they can take a hit from a cargo ship?

Yes. You basically build artificial islands around the pylons so the eventual ship will run aground before hitting the pylon.

[Turenia]

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Not comparable to the Key Bridge or anything, but there's a four-lane bridge over a river right before an intersection on my daily drive. Very often, traffic will be backed up while waiting here, and I'll frequently be stopped on the bridge.

It was here where I learned that, apparently, bridges wobble slightly as cars pass over them. It was here that I also learned that this sensation is an excellent way to strike a deep dread into my heart.

I'm not a bridge expert, or an engineering expert, so I choose to believe that it is designed to do this to not be rigid. Please do not feel free to correct me, as this belief brings me much comfort.

What I think is scarier is standing beneath a large bridge or overpass, and hearing the creaks and bangs as the vehicles pass overhead.

[Jerzylvania]

Not comparable to the Key Bridge or anything, but there's a four-lane bridge over a river right before an intersection on my daily drive. Very often, traffic will be backed up while waiting here, and I'll frequently be stopped on the bridge.

It was here where I learned that, apparently, bridges wobble slightly as cars pass over them. It was here that I also learned that this sensation is an excellent way to strike a deep dread into my heart.

I'm not a bridge expert, or an engineering expert, so I choose to believe that it is designed to do this to not be rigid. Please do not feel free to correct me, as this belief brings me much comfort.

What I think is scarier is standing beneath a large bridge or overpass, and hearing the creaks and bangs as the vehicles pass overhead.

Even worse if you're live there in some old refrigerator box bc the damn rent is too high!.

[Turenia]

What I think is scarier is standing beneath a large bridge or overpass, and hearing the creaks and bangs as the vehicles pass overhead.

Even worse if you're live there in some old refrigerator box bc the damn rent is too high!.

That’s where I’m posting from. I’m sat on a couch inside my home, which is made up of corrugated metal, plywood and a blue tarp, and sits beneath an overpass.

[Jerzylvania]

Even worse if you're live there in some old refrigerator box bc the damn rent is too high!.

That’s where I’m posting from. I’m sat on a couch inside my home, which is made up of corrugated metal, plywood and a blue tarp, and sits beneath an overpass.

You got a WiFi hotspot underneath the bridge, huh?

[The Two Jerseys]

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Not comparable to the Key Bridge or anything, but there's a four-lane bridge over a river right before an intersection on my daily drive. Very often, traffic will be backed up while waiting here, and I'll frequently be stopped on the bridge.

It was here where I learned that, apparently, bridges wobble slightly as cars pass over them. It was here that I also learned that this sensation is an excellent way to strike a deep dread into my heart.

I'm not a bridge expert, or an engineering expert, so I choose to believe that it is designed to do this to not be rigid. Please do not feel free to correct me, as this belief brings me much comfort.

Yes, the bridge vibrating like that is perfectly normal.

[Katganistan]

I am not afraid of driving across bridges.

But when traffic stops on the bridge and I am on it.... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah, not a good feeling.

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

Nah. Been driving over 30 years. But when you're stopped on a span and can feel it swaying under you even when nothing's wrong, it is (for me) a little anxiety-producing.

[Vrbo]

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

Nah. Been driving over 30 years. But when you're stopped on a span and can feel it swaying under you even when nothing's wrong, it is (for me) a little anxiety-producing.

Even just stopping on a bridge is enough to get me anxious. I've been driving for some time and I love going across bridges. What I absolutely hate is stopping on a bridge with my car, especially if you are not close to either exit of the bridge.

[Ethel mermania]

Evel Knievel school of bridge collapse survival?

Nah. Been driving over 30 years. But when you're stopped on a span and can feel it swaying under you even when nothing's wrong, it is (for me) a little anxiety-producing.

Seconded

[Scarviola]

I am just thinking that “ wat if Baltimore was full during the collapse! )

[Merien]

I don't like grid lock anyplace. Worst place is in a tunnel. Bridges are next. Then the Costco Gas station.

Or a Pride parade blocking lanes on a major road

Roadway distractions. Colors distract me.

Some of them get coo coo, but I don't mind I guess. Really wouldn't want to have see it all the time.

[Jerzylvania]

Or a Pride parade blocking lanes on a major road

Roadway distractions. Colors distract me.

Some of them get coo coo, but I don't mind I guess. Really wouldn't want to have see it all the time.

Are you old enough to drive?

[Elwher]

I don't like grid lock anyplace. Worst place is in a tunnel. Bridges are next. Then the Costco Gas station.

Or a Pride parade blocking lanes on a major road

Anyone's political movement blocking traffic. I don't care if it is Gay Pride, BLM, or the American Nazi Party; keep your pedestrian butts on the sidewalk or in the park, not blocking the road.

[Economic Freedom Land]

Once again a senseless loss of life, we might've just lost the next great entrepreneur who would've carried us forward to a new era of prosperity. The clear and rational solution to this is to privatize the American roadways, once some healthy competition is added to the mix things will improve drastically, with rational agents choosing to use the roads which are best maintained, while those that don't will be forced to improve. With the government involved there's no real accountability, no real urgency to make things better, I say that we'd be better off privatizing the whole bloated worthless state, but that's a discussion for another time

For a longer read on why we should privatize our road ways read this, there's even an appeal to Mother's Against Drunk Driving, sadly even though the logic was on the side of progress the organization was too scared by a truly radical proposal which would solve the deeper systemic issues that come with having a state

https://cdn.mises.org/The%20Privatizati ... ways_2.pdf

[Port Carverton]

Once again a senseless loss of life, we might've just lost the next great entrepreneur who would've carried us forward to a new era of prosperity. The clear and rational solution to this is to privatize the American roadways, once some healthy competition is added to the mix things will improve drastically, with rational agents choosing to use the roads which are best maintained, while those that don't will be forced to improve. With the government involved there's no real accountability, no real urgency to make things better, I say that we'd be better off privatizing the whole bloated worthless state, but that's a discussion for another time

For a longer read on why we should privatize our road ways read this, there's even an appeal to Mother's Against Drunk Driving, sadly even though the logic was on the side of progress the organization was too scared by a truly radical proposal which would solve the deeper systemic issues that come with having a state

https://cdn.mises.org/The%20Privatizati ... ways_2.pdf

As muchas the market is useful, I personally think government should build infrastructure