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JimH
 
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Default An engineering marvel


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A water bridge for boats built over a river. Pretty amazing!

http://www.funonthenet.in/content/view/223/31/

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,990878,00.html
Google NYS Erie Canal (1 version) for examples nearer to home.




Can you imagine the weight of bridge structure, water & boats.
I wouldn't want to spend too much time under it.

boat adds absolutely no weight to this bridge... physics 101


Prove it...!!


http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/021598kidsques.htm


"Boatsafe for *kids*". LOL! I hope Kevin can grasp the basic concept of
displacement now.

Our resident *structural design engineer* once again steps in it.......big
time. ;-)