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Old 01-26-07 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rknj
Steel isn't all that stiff: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/images/tacoma3.avi

That's from wind.
not opening on my work comp but i'm pretty sure i know this vid.

that's actually from sympathetic vibration induced by wind, iirc. every object has a frequency that, if it vibrates at that frequency, the vibration waves magnify - instead of ever canceling each other out, they build and build and build until, well, you have a seriously ****in' broken bridge. [can somebody check my physics explanation? i'm just tryin to remember from high school physics here] edit:: vocab word: RESONANT FREQUENCY.

that doesn't mean that steel isn't stiff or strong or any other adjective or characteristic.

cool video though.
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