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eric3579New Zealand's crumbling infrastructure *downunder
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newtboyIt seemed like they were all marching in step. I wonder if they just happened to march in the same frequency that the bridge naturally resonates in, causing a feedback/amplification that over stressed the cable, or if it was simple cable failure for other reasons.
Either way, I'm glad no one was hurt (according to the TV piece I saw about this). It could have been far worse.
Baristansays...Did they edit the video between 19s and 20s to not show the sign warning only to cross one at a time?
gharkA guy I went to school with was one of the survivors of the Cave Creek tragedy in the 90's (also in NZ) which had 14 deaths. It apparently was an issue of a poorly constructed platform, and the students shaking the platform.
Four people survived the fall of about 30m, I heard one of them was able to use their partner as a 'taboggan' pretty much, which cushioned their descent, allowing them to survive. The ultimate sacrifice. Pretty horrifying stuff, you wouldn't be the same person after.
Fantomas"Maximum Capacity 10 persons" or "4 French Tourists with their Enourmous Goddamned Backpacks".
PaybackThe sign with the exclamation point says "Maximum Capacity - 10 Persons"
They even note that in their video with a tag "Capacite du pont: 10 personnes maximum"
Did they edit the video between 19s and 20s to not show the sign warning only to cross one at a time?
iauiEdit: Yes, it does say "Maximum Capacity - 10 Persons", just after 19sec.
The sign with the exclamation point says "Maximum Capacity - 10 Persons"
They even note that in their video with a tag "Capacite du pont: 10 personnes maximum"
newtboyThe report I just saw said it was fully inspected by a state engineer less than 18 months earlier with no issues found.
There's been the suggestion that their back packs made them too heavy, but those packs didn't look to be over 200lbs each to me, which they would have to be to make 4 people overweight for a 10 person bridge.
Edit: Yes, it does say "Maximum Capacity - 10 Persons", just after 19sec.
ChaosEngineIf they were carrying that much weight, they're stronger than they look!
I'm kinda surprised this happened. After Cave Creek, dept of conservation (who maintain the tracks) are generally pretty good at these things.
The report I just saw said it was fully inspected by a state engineer less than 18 months earlier with no issues found.
There's been the suggestion that their back packs made them too heavy, but those packs didn't look to be over 200lbs each to me, which they would have to be to make 4 people overweight for a 10 person bridge.
iauiYeah, they couldn't have been carrying more than each of their body weight... I don't think...
Link to the report?
The report I just saw said it was fully inspected by a state engineer less than 18 months earlier with no issues found.
There's been the suggestion that their back packs made them too heavy, but those packs didn't look to be over 200lbs each to me, which they would have to be to make 4 people overweight for a 10 person bridge.
newtboySorry, TV report.
Yeah, they couldn't have been carrying more than each of their body weight... I don't think...
Link to the report?
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