Originally Posted by suzzer99:
I don't understand how they could get the cars off but not these workers.
Tough to say with the info we have. They probably just stopped inbound traffic on both sides and let all the vehicles clear off. The bridge is about 1.5 miles long, so for all we know, this might have happened so quickly that they didn't realize that the construction crews were out there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
There are definitely some kooks out there. This idiot is claiming that the aircraft warning lights, that you can clearly see flashing on and off before the collision, are actually explosive charges designed to bring down the bridge.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Tough to say with the info we have. They probably just stopped inbound traffic on both sides and let all the vehicles clear off. The bridge is about 1.5 miles long, so for all we know, this might have happened so quickly that they didn't realize that the construction crews were out there.
Yep, they were in the middle by the looks of it with their orange flashing lights on the trucks. They were probably filling potholes and didn't even realize what was going on until it was too late. They literally closed the bridge about 20 seconds before it fell as you can see a truck going over and then no cars either way and then 20 seconds later it falls. Those flashes could have been power lines snapping as well if they were running across the bridge. [Reply]
Does it take a god damn pig farmer to come up with the idea of an emergency anchor system. Mash a fucking button and drop 4 anchors the size of a house! Geez! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Does it take a god damn pig farmer to come up with the idea of an emergency anchor system. Mash a fucking button and drop 4 anchors the size of a house! Geez!
I thought you were going to recommend tying a bunch of giant pigs to the side of the ship as bumpers. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Does it take a god damn pig farmer to come up with the idea of an emergency anchor system. Mash a ****ing button and drop 4 anchors the size of a house! Geez!
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
You don't know that. You're guessing. Anyway all it takes is for one anchor to snag a tree root and BAM! STOPPED!
I know that a ship traveling at 16 knots takes about 6 miles, so you are correct.
I can see the Captains resume for his next job application.
Describe why you left your last job:
I got fired for destroying the Baltimore bridge. But it wasn't my fault. Jeremy thought he was playing a joke on me and turned off the ignition switch and hid the keys. [Reply]