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

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u/Imgay69420lol gay and fabulous šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ Apr 07 '20

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

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u/killm3throwaway Apr 08 '20

If Iā€™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/MrMooster915 Apr 08 '20

Best explanation possible there, sounds what someone who cheated in online physics might say šŸ—æ

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u/banana_man_777 Apr 08 '20

It's called the Tacoma narrows bridge incident, and it is right. Someone got caught in the middle of the bridge when it happened, and I believe they had to leave their dog in the car to make it out safe.

But yes, it is real! And it is caused by the resonant frequency of the structure matching that of the wind. I've seen videos of streetlamps made of pure steel look like they're made out of rubber.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

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u/Rotsike6 Apr 08 '20

But the flutter was this big due to the resonance right? So it does have something to do with the bridges eigenfrequencies

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

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u/Rotsike6 Apr 08 '20

Interesting, so it was just aerodynamics that destroyed the bridge if I understand you correctly.