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Highest bridge unveiled at more than 2,000ft above ground

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Post by igleria »

WinstonSmith84 wrote: post #110
igleria wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> China is superlative in every way possible and Americans don't really seem to get it. A a latino it's amusing to watch. After the soviet union failed, Americans thought they had won the civilization game forever. I would never move to China due to political concerns, but at the game of empire they are kicking butt, and that unnerves some Americans. Must be odd being born and raised in a first world country (?)

Patriotism is funny to see. A lot of people are so proud of their country, yet they are just pawns in a game played by the state and their leaders. If one can think rationally, it's best to be born in smaller countries like Switzerland, Luxembourg, Qatar, Singapore .. Nothing to be proud of besides having the highest chance to live a very comfortable life.

In Argentina it is said, half-jokingly, that 1 week of news cycle in Argentina is 10 years of news cycle in Switzerland.

On a similar note, leave Argentina for 2 years and everything is different. Leave for 20, and everything is the same.

In summary: There are far crazier places to be born than Argentina, but oh my god I would pay to see what a billionaire would do if they had to live there with the median wage and the current cost of living...

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Post by Hnrobert42 »

carabiner wrote: post #91
Hnrobert42 wrote: post #57

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Especially when dissent is ruthlessly crushed and any record of it is erased.

Honestly, I would give up my right to vote or to speak against the government in exchange for free healthcare and cheap housing.

Or you could exercise your right to vote and speak against the government to get healthcare and cheap housing.

Re: Highest bridge unveiled at more than 2,000ft above ground

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Hnrobert42 wrote: post #112
carabiner wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, I would give up my right to vote or to speak against the government in exchange for free healthcare and cheap housing.

Or you could exercise your right to vote and speak against the government to get healthcare and cheap housing.

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Post by M95D »

margalabargala wrote: post #12

Did this part concern anyone else? > Last month, a team of engineers deployed 96 trucks to strategic points across the bridge to recreate heavy traffic conditions to ensure it would not buckle. Reminds me of this https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/74c15210deb9013171...

Reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw

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Post by The_President »

jmyeet wrote: post #8

I knew it was going to be China. China's infrastructure building is beyond impressive. I always come back to this map of China's high speed rail built in 16 years (2008-2024) [1]. China is actually run by a meritocratic bureaucracy rather than the dumbest of people who do nothing more than sell pardons, run crypto scams, transfer government funds to the wealthiest of people, pander to religious hallucinations and sel…

Your comment would have held true in 2022 or 2015, bolstering your argument that the incumbents cause these issues. Adding the “and no” precondescended statement to the end seems to show your own rumination toward bias.

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Post by M95D »

margalabargala wrote: post #45
wak90 wrote: post #19

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They deploy trucks to see how the bridge vibrates.

And to ensure it would not buckle, per the article. Implying they were not sure it would not buckle, until they drove the trucks on.

I'll trust the truck-test far more than any simulation.

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Post by raddan »

simianwords wrote: post #93
lijok wrote: post #85

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> The economic angle is a bit confusing. Wonder why China thought this was a worthy investment. American mindset

No this is a very good question to ask.

Not the least of which is the fact that infrastructure needs to be maintained. The US has a lot of infrastructure and we are in a phase now where we are having to make hard decisions about what to keep. In my neck of the woods, which is mountainous, many bridges have closed and it looks like they may not come back. Presumably China understands the long-term costs of infrastructure so I wonder what their analysis is. It would be kind of crazy to build something like this on spec…

Prior generations made these same decisions too. I’ve discovered that the area I live in used to have a fair number of electric trams. They all went away with the advent of the automobile.

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Post by Tade0 »

nickpp wrote: post #84
epolanski wrote: post #27

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> The economic angle is a bit confusing. We don't need an economic angle to build great things that help people. It's a bridge, it's meant to be a shortcut from point A to B. We aren't just cogwheels in an economic system, there's more to life and progress as humans.

> We don't need an economic angle [...] We aren't just cogwheels in an economic system This kind of thinking is exactly how people go bankrupt. "But I deserve those shoes" "I need a Starbucks to get the day started" "This McMansion would make me happy" "I'd rather commute in a BMW than a Toyota"

It's paradoxical really. On one hand this mindset leads to bankruptcies, on the other it creates demand necessary to grow an economy.

There's probably a balance to be struck somewhere between the two approaches, but I wouldn't know where it is, as I stay firmly on the frugal side.

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Post by perihelions »

nikkwong wrote: post #63
ChuckMcM wrote: post #53

Youtube link for the bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mytGMsn4wvk

It's hilariously depressing to imagine how impossible it would be to build something like that in the US. It's not only the fact that it's an engineering feat—it's also the fact that it was built in such a human-centric way. The cafe at the top, the light show with the water. These things are all superfluous, but make these projects exciting and add novelty which makes these areas just fun places to be. The U.S., in…

> "Seriously, when's the last time we built something like this."

Easy to check: look up Wikipedia's "List of highest bridges", and sort by date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_bridges#Comple...

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Post by drcongo »

burnt-resistor wrote: post #66

About 6 hours ago, I watched a video of this from a motorcycle Youtuber who crawled down a sketchy, enclosed, temporary ladder into an unfinished visitor area. There will be a place for people to run on a track on the outside (with an above harness), bungee jumping, misting rainbow effect sprayers, and visitor's areas underneath and in the top of one of the towers. The team of engineers who developed this are also qu…

That video was very triggering for my vertigo, kind of enjoyed it though.
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