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Engineers work in terms of 10 thousandths of an inch. 25 feet of difference is massive.

• geon 6y ago
  I'd love to watch a ship clear a bridge by 10 thousandths of an inch.
  • tpmx 6y ago
    Well, not quite like that, but here's Allure of the Seas passing the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, with a few feet of clearance (I think 2 or 3, but I'm not certain - sources are unclear.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Cs0C8LkeU&ab_channel=MogensHallas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Cs0C8LkeU&ab_channel=Mogen...
  • willcipriano 6y ago
    That one rivet that didn't quite go all the way in...