re: Made in China:75% of glass bridge failed in wind

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They were well aware that it wasn’t structurally sound but as usual people in govt wasted money on bs feel good programs instead of using it to maintain infrastructure.

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https://www.strongtowns.org/

Introduction to Strong Towns & Financially Insolvent American Cities [ST01]

It is very interesting how horrifically bad US cities have been designed since around WWII. Like towns and cities are not financially capable of their own long term maintenance without massive debt that can never be repaid. It is virtually a ponzi scheme...

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I would love to see the aftermath of you standing on a glass bridge 320ft up when 90mph winds blew through and took almost the entire thing out. Then when that trauma was over he looked around and had to wonder if he was going to make it to safety or if the whole thing was going to collapse before he made it off.

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CAD703X, 100 years ago 9 out of 10 American men would have agreed with me. Now, probably 8 of 10 agree with you. Obviously that is a unique situation, but 5 seconds after reaching safety I’d be over it. No doubt about it. I’ve been in too many dangerous situations to have any doubt.

I’ll tell you another thing about it. While going through it, I probably would have had some moments of genuine enjoyment.

Thanks. I was wrong.

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The Chinese have been building lots of glass bottomed bridges and walkways, all of them above deep chasms

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frick all that

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Yeah damn China can't make infrastructure like us! Look at this kick arse pedestrian bridge at FIU!

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To be fair that was an all woman engineer team so it kinda doesn't count.