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Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:21 pm to TechDawg2007
Another unoriginal thread by techdawg.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:22 pm to OweO
quote:Yours are so much better wheelchair boy?
Another unoriginal thread by techdawg.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:27 pm to Rouge
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that building would have infinity code violations if done now
Especially under the Green New Deal...
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:27 pm to chinhoyang
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Empire State Building had five construction deaths. World Trade Center had 60 construction deaths.
That's nuts, especially considering all the different pictures I see of people sitting 700 ft up on steel beams from the Empire State Building. I get queezy on a 2 story roof.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:27 pm to chinhoyang
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Empire State Building had five construction deaths.
That were reported...
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:28 pm to TheCaterpillar
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How the hell they know the exact year?
Tree rings
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:28 pm to TheCaterpillar
Between 5 - 14 died according to records. Probably more like 20. Finished 2 weeks earlier than expected.
Now bridges--that's where people got killed during construction. And canals.
Now bridges--that's where people got killed during construction. And canals.
This post was edited on 5/8/19 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:28 pm to Darth_Vader
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Men got shite done back then.
And men died doing shite back then. One death today will shut a site down for a while. They had five people die building that tower.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:29 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I can't even look at shite like this without wondering why in the frick is Madonna included
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:30 pm to Ham And Glass
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Now bridges--that's where people got killed during construction. And canals.
I seem to remember that the Brooklyn Bridge had a huge number of deaths.
Edit: Maybe I'm thinking of another bridge because allegedly it was only 20
This post was edited on 5/8/19 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:30 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I'm sure quite few died or were seriously hurt building it.
I think 8 or 9 people died. At the time they expected to kill one person for every million dollars spent.
There are a few documentaries on building the Empire State Building. This one is 7 minutes and interesting if you’re into this kind of stuff.
NY Empire State Building.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:31 pm to OweO
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Another unoriginal thread by techdawg.
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OweO
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:32 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:33 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:Baton Rouge Loop Bridge was nicknamed "The Widowmaker"
I seem to remember that the Brooklyn Bridge had a huge number of deaths.
Edit: Maybe I'm thinking of another bridge
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:33 pm to Fun Bunch
Interesting fact I recently learned that has little relevance to this thread:
The Golden Gate bridge has never finished being painted and will never finish. It takes so long that when they complete a coat the other side has started to show wear, so they start all over again.
The Golden Gate bridge has never finished being painted and will never finish. It takes so long that when they complete a coat the other side has started to show wear, so they start all over again.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:34 pm to Fun Bunch
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I seem to remember that the Brooklyn Bridge had a huge number of deaths.
Building the Brooklyn Bridge was very dangerous.
the caissons were poorly ventilated, lit by gas lamps, and filled with pressurized air. At any moment, a leak in the wood, a problem with the air pumps, or a fire could cause the box to depressurize, make the water rise, or create another crisis that could kill everyone inside. To make things even more fun, Roebling used high explosives to blow up many of the boulders on the river bottom; basically, caisson workers would wait until the box hit a rock, then would drill a hole in it, pack it with explosives, and set it off.
Not surprisingly, caisson work wasn't all that popular. Despite the princely (by 1871 standards) wages of $2.25 per day, McCullough estimates that one third of the caisson workers quit every week.
This post was edited on 5/8/19 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:39 pm to TechDawg2007
looks m\like my grandfather that worked on the railroad. Always had a Prince Edward cigar in his mouth.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:40 pm to TechDawg2007
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These two photos both feature the same Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan. The photo on the left was taken in 1902 and the photo on the right was taken in 2017. Jonathan was born in 1832 and today he is 186 years old.
That is incredible! Could you imagine the stories he could tell?? Obviously, if tortoises could talk...
Posted on 5/8/19 at 1:41 pm to TheCaterpillar
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The Golden Gate bridge has never finished being painted and will never finish. It takes so long that when they complete a coat the other side has started to show wear, so they start all over again.
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