Water Bridge
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Water Bridge
Never even knew it existed and yes, I checked Snopes.com and it is real.
Water Bridge in Germany ..... What a feat!
Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long... Now this is engineering!
This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and
West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is located in the city
of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration.
To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for you
Armchair engineers and physicists. Did that bridge have to be designed To
withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the
Weight of the water?
Answer:
It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water!
Why? A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the Same as the
ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded.
Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long... Now this is engineering!
This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and
West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is located in the city
of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration.
To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for you
Armchair engineers and physicists. Did that bridge have to be designed To
withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the
Weight of the water?
Answer:
It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water!
Why? A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the Same as the
ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded.
I love America but why is there so much cool stuff elsewhere?!?!?!?!
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