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Wind stress? Don’t be silly. When has wind stress ever been a problem for a suspension bridge?
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3279/
Proof engineers want us to have fun, but silly government won’t let them
Ah yes the ol’ Tacoma wibbly wobbly
I heard that’s going to be the next episode of WTYPP
So to keep the balloon filled and maintained, I’m thinking we get a low paid part-time worker. They’ll have to be on call for emergency needs of course so open availability.
And to make sure they do the job right, perchance an underfunded, understaffed regulation and inspection system?
we might as well fire the regulatory committee, we haven’t had issues with collapsing bridges in 50 years!
You got upper management written all over you, thank you for your shareholder value generation talents.
Why not get a worker from a country so poor that they’ll do anything to avoid being sent back, even let you exploit them illegally?
When has wind stress ever been a problem for a suspension bridge?
On the next WTYP!
I’d just use magnets
Oh the humanity!
Don’t let Salvini see this meme
