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> How many pieces of civil infrastructure, bridges, roads, walkways, gutters, buildings, etc do you use but not understand? The question rather was: > How can
by q-big 4y ago
> How many pieces of civil infrastructure, bridges, roads, walkways, gutters, buildings, etc do you use but not understand?
The question rather was:
> How can someone spend five hours a day online without caring how it works?
Thus: How many pieces of civil infrastructure, bridges, roads, walkways, gutters, buildings, etc. that you use would you love to understand if you had sufficient times for learning?
Answer: Nearly all of them.
- causality0 4y agoExactly. I'm not a civil engineer but I know a concrete bridge is composed of hardened slurry and that its shape transmits the weight of objects on it into its columns or to its anchored ends. The level of ignorance we're approaching is like kids not knowing why they only drive on one side of the road and someone saying "that's ok because the car won't let them cross over the center line".
- Karrot_Kream 4y ago> Answer: Nearly all of them. For you maybe, but I don't think most people even care. Despite many Americans spending hours driving for their commutes, I don't think most even understand what goes into classifying the difference between an arterial, a state highway, and an Interstate. Despite many Tokyo residents using a myriad of trains to get around, most have only a dim understanding of how their rail system works. But they can care about other things and that's fine. Maybe they're passionate about making art, writing books, or cooking food.