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[Perknose]

Remember the Tacoma Narrows bridge, constructed in Washington state in 1940, and the standing wave it generated that destroyed it?

We've all seen the film clip.

Remember the car that some idiot drove out onto it and then abandoned?

Turns out, the guy left his paralyzed dog in it. Someone else tried to rescue it, but he ran out of time and had to retreat.

All these years and this is the first I knew. Thank you very much, nameless public TV documentary I just clicked on.

It's just a sad little fact that, at this late date, decades after I first saw that iconic clip, I could have done without knowing.

Meh . . .

Let the tasteless flames and manly laughs at my expense begin! :thumbsup:

 

[JohnCU]

i thought resonance destroyed it?

 

[UberNeuman]

Perk, you're kinda like the downer version of Paul Harvey.... :laugh:

I read your post and heard it in Paul Harvey's voice...

"and that dog that was left to die - was.... the first to play Lassie... and now you have... the rest... of the story...

good day..."

 

[Heller]

so you smoking the good shit or the dirt?

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
i thought resonance destroyed it?

You two are talking about the same thing just using different descriptions.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Remember the Tacoma Narrows bridge, constructed in Washington state in 1940, and the standing wave it generated that destroyed it?

We've all seen the film clip.

Remember the car that some idiot drove out onto it and then abandoned?

Turns out, the guy left his paralyzed dog in it. Someone else tried to rescue it, but he ran out of time and had to retreat.

All these years and this is the first I knew. Thank you very much, nameless public TV documentary I just clicked on.

It's just a sad little fact that, at this late date, decades after I first saw that iconic clip, I could have done without knowing.

Meh . . .

Let the tasteless flames and manly laughs at my expense begin! :thumbsup:

huh??

 

[CKent]

You big softie

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Remember the Tacoma Narrows bridge, constructed in Washington state in 1940, and the standing wave it generated that destroyed it?

We've all seen the film clip.

Remember the car that some idiot drove out onto it and then abandoned?

Turns out, the guy left his paralyzed dog in it. Someone else tried to rescue it, but he ran out of time and had to retreat.

All these years and this is the first I knew. Thank you very much, nameless public TV documentary I just clicked on.

It's just a sad little fact that, at this late date, decades after I first saw that iconic clip, I could have done without knowing.

Meh . . .

Let the tasteless flames and manly laughs at my expense begin! :thumbsup:

Been reading your Diff. Eq. book?

That's where I read it.

EDIT: n/m, I see you heard it on TV.