A contractor in the city of Brooklyn supplied substandard steel wire for the cables being spun on the New York and Brooklyn Bridge. By the time this was discovered, it was too late to remove the bad wire. As a result, the bridge, which was designed to be six times stronger than he thought it would need to be by engineer John Roebling, is only four times stronger than he’d planned on.
Because of the old saying, “if it bleeds it leads” News will always be a little disturbing.
But what really upsets most people is all the one sided spin of the more Opinion and Analysis nonsense that dominates all Networks these days. Just tell us what happened and quit telling us why we should be outraged about it!
Aussie Down Under almost 4 years ago
Especially if it’s Fox News or Sky News et al.
sandpiper almost 4 years ago
Didn’t see that one coming. Good one
Yakety Sax almost 4 years ago
https://preview.redd.it/prrmr5hzt3901.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f5190c813f75c1fb9b08e39d0ff83604240f694f
Ratkin Premium Member almost 4 years ago
The camera crew should truss the editor and stay focused to provide a suspension of disbelief by the viewer.
dcdete. almost 4 years ago
Weakened cable wires? Construction workers with tool belts need not apply. Only hiring workers experienced with ‘wearing suspenders’.
uniquename almost 4 years ago
Looks like half of the Leonard-Zakim bridge in Boston.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfrjr.com%2Fdata%2Fbridge%2FBoston%2Fimg%2Fzakim.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfrjr.com%2Fdata%2Fbridge%2FBoston%2FLeonardZakim.html&tbnid=EBhOlJ-5bJqsrM&vet=12ahUKEwij_9bvhPvuAhXGdN8KHclnCAcQMygOegUIARDOAQ..i&docid=kQctgCbjGf-CmM&w=430&h=266&q=leonard%20zakim%20bridge&client=firefox-b-1-d&ved=2ahUKEwij_9bvhPvuAhXGdN8KHclnCAcQMygOegUIARDOAQ
P51Strega almost 4 years ago
Wait until they get to the part of the story about poor paint adhesion – flake news.
flemmingo almost 4 years ago
Better than the news on ABC and CBS!
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
A contractor in the city of Brooklyn supplied substandard steel wire for the cables being spun on the New York and Brooklyn Bridge. By the time this was discovered, it was too late to remove the bad wire. As a result, the bridge, which was designed to be six times stronger than he thought it would need to be by engineer John Roebling, is only four times stronger than he’d planned on.
carlosrivers almost 4 years ago
Don’t get me started
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 4 years ago
I guess folks just want their bridges and news to be fairly balanced.
COL Crash almost 4 years ago
Because of the old saying, “if it bleeds it leads” News will always be a little disturbing.
But what really upsets most people is all the one sided spin of the more Opinion and Analysis nonsense that dominates all Networks these days. Just tell us what happened and quit telling us why we should be outraged about it!
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
IMO, the most artistic of bridges are cable-stayed bridges.
the lost wizard almost 4 years ago
This just came over the wire.
vjorgensen54 almost 4 years ago
yeah, and all the phony b.s. on c.n.n.
dwane.scoty1 almost 4 years ago
Hmmm….Frank & Ernest are usually quite clever!
Isaac Chen almost 4 years ago
Oh goody, an invitation to voice my very smart opinion about all the networks I have a problem with. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for!