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"However this was the first time a bridge had displayed this type of pedestrian excited lateral motion." The first time? It seems we are doomed to repeat the
by lebuffon 5y ago
"However this was the first time a bridge had displayed this type of pedestrian excited lateral motion."
The first time?
It seems we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes in every generation.
Army officers have ordered troops to stop marching in step when going over bridges for a long time. :)
https://www.livescience.com/34608-break-stride-frequency-of-vibration.html https://www.livescience.com/34608-break-stride-frequency-of-...
- reidjs 5y agoMythbusters supposedly disproved this, I wonder if it could actually happen.
- DonaldFisk 5y agoIt was revisited by them and is now considered "plausible": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(2004_season)#Episode_14_.E2.80.93_.22Myths_Revisited.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(2004_season)#Epis... There's a sign on the Albert Bridge in London commanding troops to break step: see https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/albert-bridge-troops https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/albert-bridge-troo... , which refers to an actual bridge collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughton_Suspension_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughton_Suspension_Bridge