It's actually an achievement in its own right, it wasn't a 8 lane road bridge, it was a fucking walkway, maybe 10 meters long. If they laid down a pair of tree trunks and hammered a few planks on it, it would last hundreds of years.
"Any idiot can build a bridge that never collapses, it takes an engineer to build one that just barely doesn't collapse" is the common form of that saying.
Though as we're finding out that isn't quite correct: not any idiot can build a bridge that doesn't collapse. For example the HR lady who fires a Civil Engineer for being "culturally insensitive" certainly can't.
In our lifetimes I suspect we'll be learning that lesson the hard way.
That just strikes me as bad engineering frankly. When I build things for others to use, I dont' want them to just barely work, I want them to be robust and durable.
It's about efficiency. You're being Stunning And Brave by spending 10x more to build your overly robust and durable thing. The parade in your honor will be held tomorrow at Noon.
It's actually an achievement in its own right, it wasn't a 8 lane road bridge, it was a fucking walkway, maybe 10 meters long. If they laid down a pair of tree trunks and hammered a few planks on it, it would last hundreds of years.
In engineering, they say the trick is not building a bridge that stays up, but one that barely avoids collapsing.
"Any idiot can build a bridge that never collapses, it takes an engineer to build one that just barely doesn't collapse" is the common form of that saying.
Though as we're finding out that isn't quite correct: not any idiot can build a bridge that doesn't collapse. For example the HR lady who fires a Civil Engineer for being "culturally insensitive" certainly can't.
In our lifetimes I suspect we'll be learning that lesson the hard way.
That just strikes me as bad engineering frankly. When I build things for others to use, I dont' want them to just barely work, I want them to be robust and durable.
It's about efficiency. You're being Stunning And Brave by spending 10x more to build your overly robust and durable thing. The parade in your honor will be held tomorrow at Noon.
It's all about efficiency.