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Can someone explain the statement about the length of the cables (in the section starting about 2:48) that they'd stretch from Beijing to New York if laid end t
by blahedo 9y ago
Can someone explain the statement about the length of the cables (in the section starting about 2:48) that they'd stretch from Beijing to New York if laid end to end? It seems so obviously false (there's, what, a few dozen of them, maybe a hundred?) that I assume I'm missing something.
- grue2 9y agoSuspension bridge cables are made of smaller cables. And those smaller cables are made of yet smaller cables. For example: http://regex.info/i/JEF_042406.jpg http://regex.info/i/JEF_042406.jpg That's my guess.
- blahedo 9y agoOhhh that totally makes sense. That image really illustrates the point well, too! Thanks!