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    This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary

    Where's This Bridge? Awesome Cantilevered Drawbridge
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/19/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    Today she's gonna take her car into the shop & the conversation is gonna go something like this:

    MECHANIC: "I've never seen a brake pedal bend like that - how'd that happen?"
    LADY: "Adrenaline."
    MECHANIC: "Also, all your window seals are blown out."
    LADY "People on the bridge told me I screamed rather loudly."
    MECHANIC: "Well, there's also what appear to be permanent divots in your steering wheel, and... Oops, I think you're gonna need a new front seat, too."
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    FЯeeMan promoted this comment HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    But this was the BRAND NEW bridge in Sturgeon Bay! Surely modern technology wouldn't let us down?!
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    Image of bzr bzr
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    Why has nobody posted this yet?
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/19/09

    @bzr: Uh, hello.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/19/09

    @mr_dude: Drawbridge at 3:18.
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    Image of Stitchopoulis Stitchopoulis
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    When you said it left her in an uncomfortable place, I thought maybe she rear-ended a beetle.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    Jake and Elwood would have floored it.
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    FP - Funny how it seems quiet around here, eh? promoted this comment VeeArrrSix was starred VeeArrrSix was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/18/09

    @VeeArrrSix: That was my first thought, too.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary

    Well too bad she wasn't trained in the art of bridge jumping you know? Could be useful.

    I am an authorized instructor btw. I usually do the Ambassador bridge from Detroit into Windsor. So please feel free to contact me. The first lesson is free!
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    But....she was already on the downhill side.

    Baffling!
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    I find it incredible that those tires were able to keep the car stationary at that angle.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    08/18/09

    @bugattatra: They must have had extra mu. [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    08/18/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: She's just damn lucky she didn't break static friction! (Searches for mu key on greek keyboard)
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    08/18/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in:

    Yeah I understand how tires work, chief.

    I was just saying that at such an extreme angle I'm surprised gravity didn't win.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    08/18/09

    @bugattatra: True dat. 1g is damned impressive for anything that isn't a performance tire on a performance car, and if that 45 degree measure is accurate, that's precisely what she was getting.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/18/09

    @bugattatra: Cop tires.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    08/18/09

    @Turboner: µ
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    Image of stinkycatfish stinkycatfish
    08/19/09

    @smalleyxb122: Actually, you need to be at 90deg to have 1g.

    45deg ends up being (I don't remember for sure) 1g/sqroot(2)=.7g.

    Is that right? I didn't draw out the fbd.
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    philibuster promoted this comment stinkycatfish was starred stinkycatfish was unstarred
    Image of philibuster philibuster
    08/19/09

    @stinkycatfish: At an angle of 45 from the horizontal (or vertical) you have an equal amount of gravitational force projected into the plane of the road as you do projected along the plane of the road. Therefore, to remain stationary, the tires need a static coefficient of friction of 1 (one) exactly. Although that may be different in reality because her center of gravity is not at the point of contact for the tires.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    I avoid drawbridges for the same Freudian reason I take tunnels whenever possible.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    Did the operator tell her to get bent?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    If her car horn played "Dixie," then she could have totally made that.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    She was demolishing her clunker just like her compatriots, obvii.
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    How she managed to get up there is easy. She is a woman and everybody knows female drivers are inattentive and illogical. Apparently, the bridge was engineered by a male. She found the flaw just as her sex is wont to do.

    I say this in jest. In reality, she is probably just old with poor eyesight and didn't know what to do after she missed the flashing lights and signs.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    @Joshman Nanzaret: And high on cheese?
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    Image of superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage. superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage.
    08/18/09

    @Joshman Nanzaret: I don't understand why you would say such a thing in jest, that's rather insensitive of you. It's the damn truth, and you need to take it more seriously.
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    DrewComments2.0 promoted this comment superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage. was starred superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage. was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    @Hoon that Dodge Colt: Lol! Find that hilarious Colt. Can I call you Colt? I am CCOC bte.
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    Image of superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage. superbadd75, 'tis the season to go on a rampage.
    08/18/09

    @CadillacCimarronOwnersClub: Call me anything but late to dinner, CCOC. Anything for a fellow underappreciated '80s compact car fan.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    She needs to watch the Blues Brothers musical to learn how to handle situations like this.
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    FromaBuick6 Misses the Banned promoted this comment Flathead Smith was starred Flathead Smith was unstarred
    Image of golferal - Now with no Segway! golferal - Now with no Segway!
    08/18/09

    @Flathead Smith:

    "Ya don't like it?"
    "No, I don't like it!"
    *Peels out and jumps the draw bridge*
    "Cars got a lot of pick up."
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    08/18/09

    In reply to This Is Why Drawbridges Are Kinda Scary
    I actually read the last line as "stranger than friction" because I was expecting it. Thanks for taking the high road.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    08/18/09

    @Ash78: Zing
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    08/18/09

    @Ash78: I'm generally open to a high degree of punnery, but that was a bit over the top.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/19/09

    @beercheck: Yes, I agree - he could've approached it from a different angle. Nonetheless, I appreciated his slant on the subject. I do, however, think he demonstrated a great ability to bridge the gap between the sublime & the ridiculous.

    OK, I'm done. :)
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    beercheck promoted this comment Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 08/19/09 8:23 AM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    08/19/09

    @HoonThatFerrari-Now with no Star Outline!: Holy crap did this conversation ever go downhill.
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