Gork@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoWhy doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1872arrow-down15
arrow-up1867arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid?sopuli.xyzGork@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square65linkfedilink
minus-squareRagingHungryPanda@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoThat would be a very long bridge, probably too long to biuld. Notice the size of lake Ponchartrain by New Orleans, which is 24 miles. This would be a bridge hundreds of miles long. It’s likely not feasible, sadly.
minus-squarewildncrazyguy138@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoNot with that attitude! What has become of us? We used to do big things like put monkeys on the Empire State Building.
minus-squareGiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI’m glad I checked the comments because I was going to point out the same hypothetical issue lol
minus-squareChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI was really hoping for this level of engineering pedantry and sensibility, thank you.
That would be a very long bridge, probably too long to biuld. Notice the size of lake Ponchartrain by New Orleans, which is 24 miles. This would be a bridge hundreds of miles long. It’s likely not feasible, sadly.
Not with that attitude! What has become of us? We used to do big things like put monkeys on the Empire State Building.
I’m glad I checked the comments because I was going to point out the same hypothetical issue lol
I was really hoping for this level of engineering pedantry and sensibility, thank you.
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