world longest bridge born in china today

laurence82 SG

last time China used to be the pioneer of many things, including paper, silk, gunpowder

now leh? disgraceful..everything is merely the biggest, the most, the longest, the mass

but not quality

sigh

zhong guo ren diu hua ren de lian

elindra SG

I said this before too
Not to mention fine porcelain
Quality furniture that don't need nails etc

Vigelic SG

the one "driving" the vessel is called "pilot". captain is the rank.

i have a boat license n i noe the terms, but in layman's english, pilot is usually used onli when referring to planes, looking at how everyone here does not even bother to find out the facts before critisicing, its better to use layman's english to get my meaning across, if not u'd get stupid replies like "boat where got pilot one.."

whereever u go, u have to communicate with pple in a way that they can understand, the whole point is getting the message and meaning across clearly, not about who's correct or wrong.

JLennon SG

One of the reasons for building this bridge was to shave off a quarter of the time needed to travel between Shanghai and Hangzhou (two of the most vibrant economies in the PRC). Its therefore not without a valid reason for this showy piece of work.

If the country can build the longest wall eons ago, its in their blood to build the longest bridge.

4getmenot SG

Originally posted by Vigelic:
although the TS is a spammer spamming china-related threads everywhere and although i personally dislike certain PRC products and quality

it's unfair to just criticise the damaged bridge as "lousy engineering" etc. before even bothering to find out the facts of the matter.

http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_84/2007/06/15/118187613221759.shtml (English)

The bridge was allegedly hit by a ship. The ship allegedly hit a supporting structure which caused the bridge to collapse.

[b]It was allegedly an accident, not poor construction.

No matter how much I hate certain PRC products and their quality, there is no need to be barbaric about the whole matter.

Now u can start criticising the ship driver instead. At least that would make more sense. Rolling Eyes [/b]

ok ok ... the ship captain must be a PRC.. Mr. Green

dracky SG

PRC is developing rapidly and making great economic strides. The 36km bridge is one show of its ambition. The US lackeys should starting switch sides. This is a good time to be a Zhong Guo Ren.

sand king SG

wtf? 36km and only 2 towers in the middle to support the whole dam thing? how they do it man!

4getmenot SG

er.. if India also keeps up and surpasses China in future.. we should switch side and become an-neh? Rolling Eyes

JLennon SG

Call it an engineering feat or tempting fate. Laughing

equlus84 SG

Oh........Oh..........We should be happy that we are not the PRC ren that u have been gloating and boasting constantly abt. Bcos the social, economical disparity faced by PRC is far greater than those we face in SG. What's best, they got a coward govt, far worst that the Pay And Pay, thus the majority of PRC ren are like Ox-Mshrum in speakers corner, living in a self fantasized world of Utopia!!!!!!! Twisted Evil

THE PRC DASHUANGE WOULD NEVER SHOW YOU..............

1)Shanxi Slave mills

2) Guang Xi Bo Bai birth control riots

vvonnxxs SG

omg! it broke.... Laughing

elindra SG

Originally posted by Vigelic:
The bridge was allegedly hit by a ship. The ship allegedly hit a supporting structure which caused the bridge to collapse.

[b]It was allegedly an accident, not poor construction.

[/b]

It still has to do with their engineers
If they are expecting a ship of a certain height to pass through it they should have built it of a certain height, unless the captain of the ship is not following the restrictions and laws

Vigelic SG

because it's not a suspension bridge. it's more likely a truss bridge. try looking at the "towers" under the bridge.

you watch too many american movies and shows until the the idea of a bridge to you is probably the golden gate bridge (a suspension bridge)

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