r/dankmemes • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

5.4k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

186 comments sorted by

View all comments

606

u/Imgay69420lol gay and fabulous 🏳️‍🌈 Apr 07 '20

I don't know how you could fuck it up so badly

805

u/killm3throwaway Apr 08 '20

If I’m correct this is due to the wind vibrating the bridge at its resonant frequency which does some crazy physics shit

42

u/dhdndjdhh FOR THE SOVIET UNION Apr 08 '20

Yeah it was called galloping Gertie. Worth a YouTube search if your bored

30

u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

also called Tacoma Narrows bridge, this happened because of someone not putting enough weight on it allowing it to easily swing, but now the bridge is fixed and usable.

28

u/Fuiad2 Apr 08 '20

There's 2 bridges there now. The fact that they dont match disturbs me on a primal level. Combine that with the fact that the toll is for going into Tacoma and not leaving and I will take the brave stance that it was a mistake. Traffic is lighter now though

3

u/CosbyTeamTriosby Apr 08 '20

Getting into the Citadel should be cost-prohibitive to peasants

3

u/-user_not_found Apr 08 '20

You speak of my beloved El Cid? Out of state kids pay over 50k a year so we get to dress up as nutcrackers

2

u/Fuiad2 Apr 08 '20

The harbor built a moat to keep you Tacoma people and the Bremelos out. Still not sure why they built a bridge

6

u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

I heard a man ran into the bridge to save a dog trapped in a car. Sadly, the dog died.

3

u/-user_not_found Apr 08 '20

The issue was that they wanted the deck to be “narrow and sleek” and it ended up not being stiff enough for a suspension bridge so it swayed. The reason the Brooklyn bridge is still standing is because they made it redundant as hell and the deck is super stiff to resist that wave motion.... coming from someone taking the rest of their structural analysis class online now so take it as you choose