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Karma Monkey posted:Wow, I've been following the thread awhile and never realized so many of the crashes were at the same bridge. You faith in humanity is admirable and somewhat heartwarming, but ultimately misguided. No amount of signage will help people who are too stupid to pay attention to where they're driving. edit:poo poo, sniped without content, shameful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K23BAbMzR1c vvv Simpsons did it 
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I would've thought they'd do something more by now, like, I dunno, a huge "NO TRUCKS" sign followed by a bigger sign that says "NO REALLY NO TRUCKS KEEP OUT" and a final sign saying "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE #106?!?"
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Yeah, seriously lol if you think truckers do anything but input their destination in to their GPS and then snooze at the wheel or watch porn on their phones while driving the route.
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Mar 19, 2016 02:30
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Gawker's just been ordered to pay Hulk Hogan 115 million for leaking his sex tape. Saying you'd publish footage of children having sex can backfire, who knew. 
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poptart_fairy posted:Gawker's just been ordered to pay Hulk Hogan 115 million for leaking his sex tape. Saying you'd publish footage of children having sex can backfire, who knew. Hulkster wins again brother
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For anyone that wasn't following it, the Hogan vs Gawker case was actually pretty fascinating. Gawker made themselves look like the biggest pieces of poo poo and Terry Bollea just sounds like a broken, miserable human being when he's not Hulk Hogan. edit: For example Hulk Hogan has a 10 inch penis while Terry has an average one. Why does Hulk need a ten inch dick? I don't loving know Testekill has a new favorite as of 03:22 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Mar 19, 2016 03:16
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DrunkMidget posted:New Fail Army. That fat lady spinning around at 1:40 - is there someone off camera with a crank or something?
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Mar 19, 2016 04:04
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Karma Monkey posted:Wow, I've been following the thread awhile and never realized so many of the crashes were at the same bridge. Well, they could put in something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoTMC-uxJoo e: lol, the trucking industry guy implying it's not their fault the infrastruture isn't built to cope with trucks. Never noticed that before.
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Gorilla Salad posted:That fat lady spinning around at 1:40 - is there someone off camera with a crank or something? Those playground things are really cool, the axis is on an angle so shifting your body weight keeps it spinning. She's unfortunately shifting her body weight by reflex without being able to stop. Basically putting her legs out and pulling them in to keep her balance is doing exactly what the thing is designed to do.
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Mar 19, 2016 04:23
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Gorilla Salad posted:That fat lady spinning around at 1:40 - is there someone off camera with a crank or something? No, playgrounds have these spinning things now where they're on a very slight angle so it looks like you're spinning flat but it's a small up/down/up/down motion that builds up speed over time.
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Skaw posted:Yeah, seriously lol if you think truckers do anything but input their destination in to their GPS and then snooze at the wheel or watch porn on their phones while driving the route. Truck gps has been smart enough to avoid low clearance bridges for a long time, most of the stuff getting cabed are rentals, rvs etc. Not that the rest of the post isn't true.
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Mar 19, 2016 04:31
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 PYF pro wrestlers tripping and/or falling.
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Mar 19, 2016 04:54
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Tuxedo Ted posted:
Owen Hart. It's not what you're thinking!
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Tuxedo Ted posted:
Is it Sin Cara time already?     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnwelUzYBdM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2PUHXMOuU
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Mar 19, 2016 05:21
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Rick_Hunter posted:The 11foot8 bridge is pretty well known in this thread. It's at the intersection of S Gregson St and W Peabody St. in Durham, NC. I did the math, and 105 crashes between April 2008 and March 2016 is 0.8 crashes per month. drat near every month, someone hits that bridge. Man, it's like instinct for wrestlers to collapse in agony when lightly brushed by anything even out of the ring.
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Caedus posted:Yeah, see those lights blinking yellow, on the warning sign that he nailed before he even got to the bridge? They've repeatedly re-designed the approach and yet we still get video like clockwork. This guy is doing the lord's work by having a camera trained on it 24/7. They have signs, lights, warning things, even a hanging sign that bangs on the top of your vehicle if it'd hit the bridge. It keeps happening anyway. And before you ask, they can't lower the road because there's an active sewer main directly below the road and they can't raise the bridge because it's a high traffic rail bridge.
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chitoryu12 posted:Man, it's like instinct for wrestlers to collapse in agony when lightly brushed by anything even out of the ring. Gotta keep kayfabe. After a while I'm sure it becomes second nature to them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRBfpbPi8Y One more for the road
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chitoryu12 posted:I did the math, and 105 crashes between April 2008 and March 2016 is 0.8 crashes per month. drat near every month, someone hits that bridge. I think it's more like 1.1 trucks curb stomped per month, my man main.
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http://i.imgur.com/kjNKZBf.gifv
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Haha what the hell is this?
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Haha what the hell is this? Fake, but still pretty funny - referees now use "magic vanishing spray" (actually just shaving foam lol) to mark out ten yards from a free kick to stop encroachment. There's been a few incidents of players getting really arsey because the spray's touched their boots.
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Mar 19, 2016 11:37
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That looks completely fake too me but the spray is too mark the distance at which the players have to stand. It's to stop them inching closer when the ref has his back turned.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Haha what the hell is this? Its an ad for a betting shop
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Karma Monkey posted:Wow, I've been following the thread awhile and never realized so many of the crashes were at the same bridge. Let's cruise up Gregson street courtesy of Google Street View:  Oh hey, there's a low bridge several streets ahead. Turn now to avoid it..  Hey! Low bridge coming up soon! You better turn now!  Hey dumbass! This is a really low bridge! Don't do this!  CRUNCH!
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Mar 19, 2016 13:04
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Gotta love those scratches on the paintwork.
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Rename the road to "If You Try to Drive Your Truck Under That Bridge You Will Get Stuck You Dumb Fucker Street".
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DrunkMidget posted:New Fail Army. The coolest Grandpa at 3:35. Wipes out hard and laughs about it. "Are you OK?" "No, I'm stuffed!  "
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Rick_Hunter posted:I think it's more like 1.1 trucks curb stomped per month, my man main. Of course I would accidentally swap the numbers when I'm posting results publicly. In the schadenfreude thread, no less! chitoryu12 has a new favorite as of 17:40 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Probable schadenfreude about to bloom: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/19/3761847/georgia-religious-liberty-bill-super-bowl/
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Random Stranger posted:Let's cruise up Gregson street courtesy of Google Street View: Holy poo poo hahaha And yet once a month, some dumbass smashes it anyway. Ok, I've got it! Lots of big rear end signs that say TRUCKS PROHIBITED $3000 FINE. Then once they have enough money collected from the truck crashes, they can make the bridge higher or the road lower or whatever. 
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Mar 19, 2016 18:02
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Karma Monkey posted:make the bridge higher or the road lower Per earlier in the thread, they can't do either of those things, alas.
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Subjunctive posted:Per earlier in the thread, they can't do either of those things, alas. Why not? Is it a historical site or something? Is it under a witch's curse? Is the town's city budget funded solely by videos of truck crashes? They can still do the fine. Use the money to buy more paint. Put flashing red lights inside demon eyes on the bridge beam. Make it look like they're entering the mouth of Hell. Like this, but bigger, of course: 
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Mar 19, 2016 18:36
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Karma Monkey posted:Why not? It's too close to the water table, and it's a train bridge, I believe. But you can read back a page for more detail, if you'd like.
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Subjunctive posted:It's too close to the water table, and it's a train bridge, I believe. But you can read back a page for more detail, if you'd like. Not even a whole page. President Ark posted:They have signs, lights, warning things, even a hanging sign that bangs on the top of your vehicle if it'd hit the bridge. It keeps happening anyway.
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They cant move the bridge to a different place because Duke University's main campus is less than a mile away, and owns part or all of any possible temporary routes. That's also the nexus of rail travel between west and east NC, so rail travel would have to be diverted either far north or far south while construction was ongoing.
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Ok.  Well, I guess we'll continue to see a funny truck wreck video at least monthly then. I still think they should do the fine and paint it up like a demon mouth. 
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Karma Monkey posted:Ok. And cover up her beautiful scootyfruit battle scars? All won in fair combat against foolish foes daring to challenge the forces of physics. I mean look at this poo poo: Random Stranger posted:
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