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My family and I drove through the Ports of LA/Long Beach on vacation last summer. A port is basically an entire city dedicated to getting things in/out of the w
by marpstar 3y ago
My family and I drove through the Ports of LA/Long Beach on vacation last summer. A port is basically an entire city dedicated to getting things in/out of the water. Takes 15-20 minutes to drive through. You can't imagine the number of cranes/lifts. It's worth the drive through.
This ship was carrying ~5,000 TEU (Trailer Equivalent Units). Imagine 5,000 fully packed semi trucks crashing into the single upright of that bridge.
Even at 7.5 knots (~10mph) the bridge stood no chance.
- tasuki 3y agoWould it even stand a chance at 1 mph? If not, what is the speed that would make it imaginable for the bridge not to collapse?