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> A dolphin might have mitigated a glancing blow Are you referring to the animal, or is this slang for some sort of nautical device?
by c0wb0yc0d3r 3y ago
> A dolphin might have mitigated a glancing blow
Are you referring to the animal, or is this slang for some sort of nautical device?
- woofcat 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure)
- alistairSH 3y agoThe upper span has concrete dolphins, the lower span does not... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure)#/media/File:Skyway_Bridge_old_and_new.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure)#/media/Fil... What I don't know is how much protection these would offer in a direct hit like the Dali on the Key Bridge. They definitely work for glancing blows and smaller vessels. Would the Dali just push right through/over these? Or would the impact move enough earth (below the surface) to cause the bridge major structural damage?