Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "The Florida International University Bridge Disaster 2018 | Plainly Difficult Short Documentary" video.

  1. People who deeply care about beauty should be kept away from utilitarian projects because that's a weakness. Sculpt, paint or otherwise GTFO and leave the field to adults. (Anyone who finds this statement offensive is a snowflake and part of the problem.) For examples of proper bridging see military mobile bridging which is optimally maintainable, repairable and completely recyclable while capable of bearing traffic indefinitely (Bailey bridging of WWII vintage is still in daily use around the world). Art infected this bridge design and people died. Those responsible let their vanity kill innocent victims. They should be named, shamed and unemployed.
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  2. Small pedestrian bridges are the perfect use case for prefabricated steel mobile bridging like military Bailey bridges (some from WWII are in use today). They can even be rented. Those can be deployed (often in hours!) while a proper prefab steel bridge is designed. There is no need for exotic construction of pedestrian bridges any more than for a culvert. Since future engineers may read this, consider not doing stupid shit that kills people. The designers of this abortion were proud of themselves until it collapsed. They should be blackballed and never work in the industry. Their evil should follow them for life.
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