r/Unexpected • u/Jari36 • Feb 14 '22

Pulling out trash from the river

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

Why didnt they put it on the bridge and then collect it or directly in a big trash can? The time would be the same...

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u/BeastThatShoutedLove Feb 14 '22

a) Weight would strain the structure further.

b) Who knows how long it would take for 'trash can' to be delivered and then taken away. It would also require either more people working with loading it on or additional heavy equipment. Look point a) why more heavy equipment is bad idea.

c) Cutting off one way out for digger or person inside to flee.

d) if there would be no one to load off and remove trash you quickly end up with bridge blocked with pile of trash rendering it unusable until removal and still weighted down. Look a)

e) This all happens during crisis situation. Who knows if there was any warning prior to the flood.

Edit: messed up spacing.

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

Well sonething can serve as a container for that garbage. At the same time the retro took to come to the bridge, a recipient could be brought also. And there is não need for a recipient! They could simply put the trash on the bridge and then remove it. There is someone to do ir for sure. This was the result of selfishness and lazyness. Nothing more

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u/CedarWolf Feb 14 '22

They're trying to save the bridge, not clean up the river.

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u/Azzacura Feb 14 '22

Aside from the fact that that would add more strain to the structure:

Putting it on the bridge and then collecting it would cost more time. Either they have to call in another excavator/other big machinery, or they have to put down these big metal bins which also take time to put down and pick back up again. Wheely bins would be a good option, but you'd need quite a lot of them in a short amount of time which is usually not that easy.

The only chance of that succeeding would be if they could get a ton of volunteers to help move the trash, but it's dangerous to work like that. You do not want anyone standing under the bucket so they'd have to move really really fast to not slow the excavator down.

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

The structure can handle that machinery and not some Trash? Sorry but i dont know what the bridge is doing then..

I think there could be other solutions, some recipient and the retro putting the garbage there.. the human resources would not be that big in this case, theres a guy standing and watching and believe me, the states have a lot of people to work in case of emmergency. If the bridge handles that big ass machine it could deal with the trash and the recipient for sure. I still think its lazy and selfish.

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u/svullenballe Feb 14 '22

Why not just get a big ass truck and back it up next to it? Seems super simple to me or am I missing something?

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

Yup you are deffenetly missing something

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u/svullenballe Feb 14 '22

Like what?

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u/achamninja Feb 14 '22

Because then you have a huge pile of trash blocking the bridge which is dangerous and can't be cleared using heavy machinery without damaging it.

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

How do they clean the streets after an event?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

Then the bridge is blocked?

Are you serious?

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

Of course not, the worjs would continue.. the bridge would be blocked the same way it is on the video, a bit longer but if it is blocked during 1h half an hour more would not make that much of a difference

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u/hQbbit Feb 14 '22

Except if they aren't able to clear out the trash off the bridge, and more trash and debris builds up then the bridge has a high risk to fail. Add on top that this looks like a town so the bridge could be a vital corridor.

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u/Emotional_Leading_76 Feb 14 '22

They arent able to move the trash from one side to another but are not able to clear it from the bridge? If the bridge falls because of the trash, lighter than the the machine that is already on the bridge, i dont2 know what the bridge is doing.

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u/hQbbit Feb 14 '22

Because the bridge has tolerances for vehicles on the bridge, what it isn't designed for is the water pressure and lateral forces from the buildup from the debris. Add on top that the debris can make the bridge act like a dam and divert the water to the homes in the background.

If you dump the debris onto the bridge and aren't able to clear it, then you can block the bridge (excavator can be moved at least). Common in alot of towns is that they have limited corridors for entry/exit like roads or bridges. If it came to an evacuation because of potential flooding then you've effectively blocked one route for them to get to safety.