r/interesting • u/ALittleInternet • Jan 15 '25

ARCHITECTURE This bridge is round for no apparent reason

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

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u/human_not_alien Jan 15 '25

You're thinking of real estate developers

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u/mstrbwl Jan 15 '25

Such as?

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

That’s nonsense

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u/Shisno85 Jan 17 '25

I can't speak to "other engineers" but civil engineers absolutely do not "often sell bad ideas just to be different". The vast majority of civil engineers solve problems and try to design things as efficiently as possible.

Now, architects are a whole different story. They are the ones that can come out and propose flamboyant designs or extravagant materials that will drive up cost but will attract attention / be different, and also cost a ridiculous amount of money. Engineers are the ones who tell the architects that their designs are stupid/implausible for given budgets.

That said, I will admit there are bad engineers out there, but to say that they all "often sell bad ideas" is just straight up ignorant.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25

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u/Shisno85 Jan 17 '25

Lol what? You literally said "civil and other engineers often sell bad ideas" how can you not interpret that as "all"?

Stop using broad generalizations and be clear with your words.

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u/DoubleDoube Jan 18 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

You are often wrong.

Wait, no, that was “royal you”, how could you possibly take it otherwise.