Gephyrophobiacs: Look Away Now Posted: 3 months ago by doggylives
The sky bridge in Langkawi, Malaysia, a stunning cable-stayed bridge which actually curves around the single support column from which it’s suspended, 687 metres above sea level.
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"The Bridge": Suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
Filmmaker Eric Steel has released a documentary called "The Bridge" that shows some of the jumps, all filmed in 2004. The film is, understandably, controversial.
"The strange part about that is, almost everyone who made [negative] comments made them before they'd seen a single frame of footage," Steel said. "I think the film is incredibly sensitive. And I think people were quick to judge, because it's something they're very afraid of."
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Water Bridge Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Here’s a Google satellite image from near Magdeburg, Germany. It shows a water bridge crossing the Elbe River. Actually, it is a canal crossing the river on a bridge. Here's a ground-level photo.
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Indonesia to build suspension bridge in earthquake hot spot Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion.
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World's Tallest Bridge Posted: 8 months ago by molnatisi
When it opened on 17 December 2004, the spectacular Millau Viaduct set new standards in both planning design and construction - without mentioning the record it set as the largest cable-stayed bridge in Europe...
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Water forms floating 'bridge' when exposed to high voltage Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
When exposed to a high-voltage electric field, water in two beakers climbs out of the beakers and crosses empty space to meet, forming a water bridge. The liquid bridge, hovering in space, appears to the human eye to defy gravity.
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Blame Game Begins In Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Finger-pointing began over a report two years ago that found the bridge was "structurally deficient."
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"Welcome to San Francisco, home of the Microsoft Bridge." Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Letting corporate America pick up some of the cost for maintenance of the Golden Gate Bridge would be nice. Maybe "The Golden Plime Bridge."
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Dad threw his children off a bridge after fighting with Mom Posted: 7 months ago by Maven
Authorities searched Wednesday for the bodies of four children believed to have been thrown off a bridge by their father after he had a dispute with his wife.
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Bridge Collapse caught on security cam Posted: 1 year ago by Dangerman
Here is the clearest picture I've seen of the bridge falling into the muddy Mississippi River
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Activists scale the Golden Gate Bridge Posted: 5 months ago by unzercharlie
Three protesters climbed suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled two large banners that said "One World One Dream. Free Tibet."
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Body of child thrown off bridge found, 3 others missing Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.
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Fugitive jumps from bay bridge and takes police dog with him Posted: 8 months ago by BrownTrout
Wanted for a hit and run/DUI... he was stopped on the coronado bay bridge - where he decided to jump - with police dog in hand.
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Russian police arrest man for stealing a bridge Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
The 5-metre span metal bridge disappeared from a river crossing in the Ryazan region, east of Moscow.
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Volunteer Guards Bridge to Stop Suicides in China Posted: 4 months ago by Mitzuzake
Since Chen Si began patrolling the Nanjing Bridge in China for suicide attempts four years ago, he has saved 144 lives.
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Could you jump off a bridge or a tall building and survive the fall? Posted: 1 year ago by super
I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive?
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Two jailed after bridge built by blind man collapses Posted: 1 year ago by Nicky666
a serious case of "WTF?!"
too bad it doesn't contain a picture of the bridge (I wonder if it even resembled a bridge)...hmm, I guess it's too late now
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Driver survives after car flies off bridge Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A driver who was going 100 mph when his car left a Florida highway bridge early Thursday and landed on trees surprisingly walked away from the crash.
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Florida housing sex offenders under bridge Posted: 1 year ago by gnikgnok
Nearly every day a state probation officer makes a predawn visit to the causeway. Those visits are part of the terms of the offenders' probation which mandates that they occupy a residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
I didn't realize "under a bridge" was considered a residence.
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Ship. Bridge. (Crash.) Posted: 1 year ago by camro77
A ship forgets to wait for the bridge in Canada to be raised before passing.
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Glass Bridge for the Grand Canyon Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
This year, people will get to see the Grand Canyon in a new way. A new horseshoe-shaped glass bridge will extend, or stretch out, over the edge of the canyon
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