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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by boringg on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @09:55AM (#39827866)
Why are you throwing shade at civil structural engineering?

Do all bridges we build need to be able to withstand the force of an entire shipping container bridge hitting it at high speed? What planet should an engineer think that a shipping container has managed to veer off course so badly that they hit a bridge at full speed, fully loaded? That is a sad and significant outlier event.

Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by dghlsakjg on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @12:41PM (#39829925)
This is a common joke in engineering.

It’s not meant to be an insult, but a compliment noting that engineers know what the essential parts of the bridge are

Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by boringg on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @05:05PM (#39832854)
I suspected it might be but I couldn't tell from the post. There is a lot of self deprecating humor amongst engineers / engineering programs.