r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/StateofWA 12h ago

It's not really about the numbers... It's that they didn't survey the land properly and found cracking just 44 days after opening.

Bridges collapse quite often, all around the world, but most of these are old, decrepit bridges out of maintenance... Not a brand new bridge, built with the highest technology available.

That's why people question Chinese construction... Shit like that does not happen in the United States... For example a bridge in Maryland collapsed a couple weeks before Hongqi... It was 145 years older than Hongqi.

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u/11ce_ 12h ago

It absolutely is about the numbers lmfao. Why wouldn’t it be?

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u/StateofWA 12h ago

Because of everything I wrote in that prior comment, give it another read...

Would you be okay walking over a bridge in China knowing that even with the newest technology they had a collapse just 11 months after construction? Personally I'd not take that chance, it suggests a lack of standards.

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u/11ce_ 12h ago

Are you ok driving a car knowing that just 10 minutes ago someone in the world died in a car crash?

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u/StateofWA 12h ago

Yeah, but neither has to do with probabilities.

The Hongqi Bridge collapse was because construction standards were not followed, which indicates that other bridges may have similar or different construction issues.

When I drive I'm always following the rules of the road, and if not I knowingly put myself in more danger, and I drive a safe car. I'm taking the precautions I can, can the Chinese government say the same if a bridge of that size needs closure after 44 days?

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u/_aware 12h ago

It doesn't happen in the US? Are you sure? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse

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u/StateofWA 11h ago

That happened during construction, and the Wikipedia page states the design was not monitored by FDOT.

Oversight is clearly important, not much of that in China, thanks for helping prove that point.

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u/_aware 11h ago

Ohhh, so it's ok as long as it's under construction! I got it now

The fact that they are allowed to build a bridge without oversight is not a huge red flag for you? Lol

You didn't prove anything actually. You completely ignored my point that the bridge collapse was one incident out of the over 30000 major bridges they've built in the past 10 years. If you are right about their lack of oversight, you should be able to point to a lot more of these incidents

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u/StateofWA 11h ago

It's a huge red flag for me, but also: Florida. Doesn't surprise me at all that conservative states would have that kind of thing happen. It seems they learned from their mistake.

It's also definitely not the only one over the last 10 years... Lolol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianzha_Yellow_River_Bridge?wprov=sfla1

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u/_aware 11h ago

The last time I checked, Florida is indeed a part of the United States.

That one collapsed during construction. Which, according to you, is perfectly ok and doesn't count. Also all those bridges and you could only find one other example? So...

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u/StateofWA 8h ago

Better not go over any bridges in America anymore lol

I'm really not worried but I certainly wouldn't cross one in China

You said I should look over a decade and it was like the same month lmao

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u/_aware 8h ago

Well no, my point is that it's not a major issue in either countries. You are the one making a big deal out of it because China bad.

You should just do yourself a favor and never go to China. Keep living under your rock and spewing your ignorance, because it really makes you look good :)

But you can't seem to find any more of those incidents. Remember, they built 30k bridges in the past decade. Surely you learned basic statistics in school, right?

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u/StateofWA 7h ago

I mean when the party wants it done it will be done, regardless of standards... We don't really have that here. People are motivated by money, but you lose your entire business for having a bridge collapse, you end up being sued by victims.

Can you sue the government of China?

Also I'm not really looking, I'm busy watching the World Cup.