they really ARE out to get us!!

[shodge37]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294153,00.html

if i hadn't seen it for myself, i wouldnt believe it.

now engineers in every city and state will be out paying people to remove shit off bridges.

<sigh>

 

[imported_LoKe]

Oh come on.

 

[krunchykrome]

wow, they're desperate to point the finger at someone

 

[eldorado99]

It's on FOX news, so it must be true.

 

[ViviTheMage]

we are crazy here in MN..next we will blame the wind!

 

[syee]

hahah....too funny. Blame the pigeons!

BTW, isn't ammonia basic? How does it suddenly turn acidic or did I fail terribly at high school Chemistry?

 

[shodge37]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
It's on FOX news, so it must be true.

fair and accurate

 

[NuclearNed]

...and thus, the animals began to rise up against their captors, eventually regaining domination of the planet.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Time to coat all exposed metal trusses with Teflon.

 

[Steve]

I for one welcome our new pooping overlords.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

this is media running rampant with a nothing story. The pigeons caused that collapse no more than any other bridge the poop on. It was mentioned that they do cause long-term damage, and someone had to make a big deal out of it.

 

[bctbct]

Fox headline

Pigeon Dung Contributed to Minneapolis Bridge Collapse


chemist Neal Langerman, an officer with the health and safety division of the American Chemical Society said

"Langerman emphasized that he wasn't saying pigeon dung factored into the collapse of the 40-year-old bridge."

Is there any truth in journlism these days?

 

[tranceport]

It is true!...

And earth worms are what made the mines collapse...

 

[shodge37]

Originally posted by: tranceport
It is true!...

And earth worms are what made the mines collapse...

see? they're ganging up on us!

what chance do we have?

 

[pyonir]

Someone set us up the poop.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: shodge37

Originally posted by: tranceport
It is true!...

And earth worms are what made the mines collapse...

see? they're ganging up on us!

what chance do we have?

Nukes.

 

[shodge37]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: shodge37

Originally posted by: tranceport
It is true!...

And earth worms are what made the mines collapse...

see? they're ganging up on us!

what chance do we have?

Nukes.

oh right. good thinking.

 

[compuwiz1]

That pigeon shit had to either be the work of the devil, or more likely, George W. Bush. :roll:

 

[tfinch2]

They must have been Al-Qaeda pigeons.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: Steve
I for one welcome our new pooping overlords.

lol, finally a good overlord line.

 

[Cogman]

Meh, now we have a reason to genocide those dang things. THE WAR STARTS NOW!

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: Cogman
Meh, now we have a reason to genocide those dang things. THE WAR STARTS NOW!

The war started a long time ago. How long do you think they had to be pooping before they finally took down a bridge?

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
It's on FOX news, so it must be true.

Absolutely!

 

[Shame]

Dave? Is that you?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: syee
hahah....too funny. Blame the pigeons!

BTW, isn't ammonia basic? How does it suddenly turn acidic or did I fail terribly at high school Chemistry?

If the dung isn't washed away, it dries out and turns into a concentrated salt. When water gets in and combines with the salt and ammonia, it creates small electrochemical reactions that rust the steel underneath.

It's the galvanic corrosion mechanism they are concerned with.