🧵 I am a former United States Army Ranger, and US Forest Service Hotshot.
Here is my take and opinion on the shipping accident in Baltimore this morning:
Here is my take and opinion on the shipping accident in Baltimore this morning:
Thank you for your time and attention to a subject I clearly know a lot about.
This is a bridge
They are supposed to look like this.
Write that down
They are supposed to look like this.
Write that down
Another fun engineering fact about bridges:
They work better, for vehicle travel, when they are above the water
Vehicles tend to not drive good under water.
So bridges, ideally = above water
They work better, for vehicle travel, when they are above the water
Vehicles tend to not drive good under water.
So bridges, ideally = above water
A bridge that is underwater, yet fully enclosed and encapsulated, and is water tight is called a tunnel
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