FIU bridge collapses...

[actaeon277]

The reason for the traffic.. simple. People don't want to be "inconvenienced".
They could have set up a time, during low traffic hours, announce ahead of time that the road would be closed, give themselves plenty of estimated time - better than running over allotted time.
But now, then Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli would be inconvenienced, and we wouldn't want that.

 

[Dead Duck]

Apparently, their best laid plans fell flat.

 

[MrsGungho]

The reason for the traffic.. simple. People don't want to be "inconvenienced".
They could have set up a time, during low traffic hours, announce ahead of time that the road would be closed, give themselves plenty of estimated time - better than running over allotted time.
But now, then Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli would be inconvenienced, and we wouldn't want that.

And now Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli are dead under the bridge

 

[actaeon277]

And now Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli are dead under the bridge

But they are not "inconvenienced".

Also known as "acceptable loss".
Someone, or some people got together.
A desk jockey for the government, a salesman for a company, and maybe an engineer.
Comments made.. we need to do this with minimal traffic interruption
can we or should we find someone else.
No we can do it
There will be no problems?
There shouldn't be. The chances are infinitesimally low.
I wouldn't worry about it, we've ran all the numbers.
Okay, then do it

 

[jedi]

Yup just like the challenger disatour and lots others before and in the future. Nothing is certain except DEATH.
So enjoy the small amount of time u have cause every second is one less second u have.

 

[actaeon277]

Same things happen with your electricity.
Don't take the grid down.
Send in a man to do the work "live".
Good for the customer.
Can be rough on the worker.

 

[MrsGungho]

But they are not "inconvenienced".

Also known as "acceptable loss".
Someone, or some people got together.
A desk jockey for the government, a salesman for a company, and maybe an engineer.
Comments made.. we need to do this with minimal traffic interruption
can we or should we find someone else.
No we can do it
There will be no problems?
There shouldn't be. The chances are infinitesimally low.
I wouldn't worry about it, we've ran all the numbers.
Okay, then do it

I'm agreeing with you. It may not have come across that way

I would rather be inconvenienced than dead under that bridge.
Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli's family will now be very rich, because they couldn't be inconvenienced

 

[1911ly]

https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...crack-on-bridge-before-it-collapsed/23388462/

 

[hoosierdoc]

Exactly. It already said they used an innovating lift system to cut down traffic inconvenience. I bet that was something the local politicians forced them to do in order to get a permit

The reason for the traffic.. simple. People don't want to be "inconvenienced".
They could have set up a time, during low traffic hours, announce ahead of time that the road would be closed, give themselves plenty of estimated time - better than running over allotted time.
But now, then Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli would be inconvenienced, and we wouldn't want that.

 

[HoughMade]

The SJ crowd rushes in, does some misleading, then runs away...

Leonor Flores Wants You to Know She Didn't Build Miami Bridge (So Get Over It)

 

[Alamo]

Exactly. It already said they used an innovating lift system to cut down traffic inconvenience. I bet that was something the local politicians forced them to do in order to get a permit

I read that this bridge building technique is something that FIU was pushing as a school project. FIU has a college of engineering. Whose diplomas' credibility just took a hit.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The SJ crowd rushes in, does some misleading, then runs away...

Leonor Flores Wants You to Know She Didn't Build Miami Bridge (So Get Over It)

I would not be one bit surprised to learn that she really did not have anything to do with this project. The original article, meme, poster or whatever it was may well have been a fluff piece to promote women in STEM fields and used her simply as the face of inclusion. As I said in another thread, on the other hand, if she did have a hand in this project, it wouldn't be the first time I've seen certain people protected from blame, even if they had a portion (to one extent or another) coming to them.

 

[jedi]

The SJ crowd rushes in, does some misleading, then runs away...

Leonor Flores Wants You to Know She Didn't Build Miami Bridge (So Get Over It)

nah the take away is that women engrs have no idea what they are doing and thus a bridge collapsed.

A male engr would have ensures the bridge exploded and took out half a city block in the process.

But alas trump is oh so right... FAKE NEWS

 

[Alpo]

[video=youtube_share;GxQJj8D_FE0]https://youtu.be/GxQJj8D_FE0[/video]

Another video. The crane "failure" is clearer. That is actually a workman! on the roof section of the bridge either tightening or loosening the truss cable. When the bridge collapses, his harness (which appears to be attached to the crane) fails and the workman follows the roof down to the ground. He is slightly delayed in his fall due to the initial resistance of his harness.

That's the most recent view I've seen. It still isn't all that clear, but it's better info than what we had on day 0.

 

[I Love Bourbon]

Concrete cracks, it's the nature of concrete, if there weren't any cracks anywhere that would be a point of concern. There haven't been any reports of the TYPE of cracks that we're being discussed, it can make all the difference.

Now we have reports of CRACKS.

Senator demands docs about collapsed Florida bridge as reports of cracks surface | Fox News

 

[JettaKnight]

And now Mr and Mrs Schmuckatelli are dead under the bridge

Show a little cultural sensitivity - it's Miami, so it's Juan and Juanita Carlos.

The SJ crowd rushes in, does some misleading, then runs away...

Leonor Flores Wants You to Know She Didn't Build Miami Bridge (So Get Over It)

Who?


I didn't have anything to do with it, either - so get over it INGO.

 

[Woobie]

[video=youtube_share;GxQJj8D_FE0]https://youtu.be/GxQJj8D_FE0[/video]

Another video. The crane "failure" is clearer. That is actually a workman! on the roof section of the bridge either tightening or loosening the truss cable. When the bridge collapses, his harness (which appears to be attached to the crane) fails and the workman follows the roof down to the ground. He is slightly delayed in his fall due to the initial resistance of his harness.

That's the most recent view I've seen. It still isn't all that clear, but it's better info than what we had on day 0.

As someone who has worn a harness, my guess is he didn't have it on correctly. It seems to me the harness is still attached to the crane and he falls out of it.

 

[Fargo]

As someone who has worn a harness, my guess is he didn't have it on correctly. It seems to me the harness is still attached to the crane and he falls out of it.

It looked to me like he didn't get clear of what he was working on and was ripped out of the rigging by his harness. Either, real bad deal.

 

[Dead Duck]

Done proper, he'd be twirling like Peter Pan.
Some of those older harnesses will save your life but give a wedgie that you wish you had died.

 

[Fargo]

Done proper, he'd be twirling like Peter Pan.
Some of those older harnesses will save your life but give a wedgie that you wish you had died.

By the time I was doing it, the lanyards had stitching designed to give and minimize the wedgie. Still was a helluva shock.