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It's breaking right now, seems like a new pedestrian walkway near Florida International University collapsed and there's multiple cars trapped underneath. Livestream atm, press conference starting soon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YPl_F06iHA
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# ? Jun 19, 2024 20:52 |
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Infrastructure week!
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God drat. I'm always terrified of this happening.
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Fatalities reported, but hey, at least the bridge was finished ahead of schedule last weekend!
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Remember that bridge in Minneapolis will always have the highest infrastructure kill ratio.
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It was only installed Saturday and was still under construction using some kind of accelerated construction technique. I always hope for no deaths but I already see some are saying multiple fatalities. ![]()
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Burt Sexual posted:Infrastructure week! Infrastructure WEAK
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Peter Daou Bundy posted:Infrastructure WEAK I didn’t want to steal that
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Peter Daou Bundy posted:Infrastructure WEAK
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We got bridges decades past their original lifespan design still standing, and this one falls down before it's even fully complete. They just don't make em like they used to anymore.
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saving a day or two making the bridge doesnt really seem worth it when it collapses in less than a week
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Instant bridge put up in one day! What could go wrong?
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The bridge is a metaphor for our culture of instant gratification.
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I work in the software industry and there are all kinds of incompetent people in this industry. It terrifies me that these same types of people are doubtless in other actually important industries like construction where mistakes can get people killed. It honestly amazes me poo poo like this doesn't happen more often. e: They just said on the youtube stream that the bridge was getting stress tested to see how much weight it could take when it collapsed. Jesus christ. Surely there's a better time to do that test than mid day?
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OSHA!!!
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Now that's what I call a BRIDGE TOO FAR
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Ginette Reno posted:I work in the software industry and there are all kinds of incompetent people in this industry. The software industry does all sorts of stuff that can result in people killed tho?
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https://news.fiu.edu/2018/03/first-of-its-kind-pedestrian-bridge-swings-into-place/120385 Great bridge folks. Glad I didn't drive anywhere near this this thing for the past couple of days
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Peter Daou Bundy posted:Now that's what I call a BRIDGE TOO FAR the bridge on the river, die
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Burt Sexual posted:The software industry does all sorts of stuff that can result in people killed tho? That's true. The app I work on is just for Sales poo poo though so...it breaking *probably* won't get people killed. But yeah there definitely is software that when it breaks can get people hosed over.
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quote:“This bridge is the result of great support from our congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation,” said FIU Senior Vice President and CFO Kenneth Jessell. “This bridge has already been the catalyst for significant economic development in the City of Sweetwater. FIU and our surrounding community will benefit from this project for generations to come.” LOL!
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https://mobile.twitter.com/FIU/status/972529770683564033 Last-of-its-kind pedestrian bridge "falls" into place.
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garbage bridge for a garbage state
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Do it ironically posted:garbage bridge for a garbage state you might say it was a garbridge
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Hmm seems like a pretty long section of unsupported reinforced concrete with no tensioning cables or anything like that as far as I can tell What could go wrong, concrete's real strong in tension right? Or wait maybe it was the other one
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Burt Sexual posted:The software industry does all sorts of stuff that can result in people killed tho? We're all going to die when some software custodian breaks the killbot programming in a firmware update, causing them to target all humans instead of just poor, brown ones.
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Johnny Bravo posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/FIU/status/972529770683564033 no support in the center just seems to be asking for it
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whoa they brought in a giant man to give the presser
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absolute unit
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big nipples big life posted:absolute unit the other guy's fire helmet was massive, too just comically large things in this press conference
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VS I don't like your new AV
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Captain Yossarian posted:VS I don't like your new AV it serves on the whim of the community
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If only the bridge had a gun
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Many fatalities.
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ditty bout my clitty posted:If only the bridge had a gun it was an assault bridge
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lol cop is like "hey media please don't be fake news"
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VikingSkull posted:lol cop is like "hey media please don't be fake news" They are refuting the stress test, right?
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Burt Sexual posted:They are refuting the stress test, right? it was just a blanket "don't report poo poo before we tell you it's true, idiots" also it seems the mayor of Sweetwater is Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
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# ? Jun 19, 2024 20:52 |
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Vladimir Putin on the mic now this press conference is really strange
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