Have we mentioned Alastair Meek's brilliant new video? https://x.com/AlastairMeeks/status/1833786433074495939 (View Post)

It's a prestressed bridge, not post-stressed (I *hate* the idea of post-stressing structures...), and it appears to have broken in a span, not at a connection - *if* that break was the place it … (View Post)

"Holger Kalbe, Head of the Bridge and Engineering Structures Department at the City of Dresden, suggested that the collapse of part of the Carola Bridge may have been caused by corrosion. During… (View Post)

"Reconstruction took place between 1967 and 1971. It underwent renovations from 2019 to 2021." Hmmm... (View Post)

Is Trump old? Well, yes. And it appears to be increasingly showing. Is he a white-guy? Sometimes more orange, perhaps. But I'd call that a yes. Does he show entitlement? Hell, yes. Is there a su… (View Post)