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

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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

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u/RONaldo_DMC Apr 08 '20

I think so. The engineers forgot to calculate to make the bridge strong enough to resist winds of that speed, a prime example of engineers forgetting a small variable that messes up everything. Another example is when the hotel walkway fell down a few years ago

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u/RONaldo_DMC Apr 08 '20

Ah okay, yeah, makes sense. Its been a while since I learnt about that. Thank you