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NIGHTBRINGER said:
Aloy cosplay...

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sweet!
 
The Golden Gate Bridge. A bit out of business but still a nice sight.

Grrr, Imrahil
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
Nature reclaims all.
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The question that springs to my mind though: Would this be the way the bridge stands after braking down.
Lets say that the bridge deck would collapse or one or both cables brake. This would cause an imbalance in the structural system of the bridge, meaning: the weight distribution over the pylons would be unequal causing (at least) one of the pylons to collapse as well.

The only way for both pylons to be still standing is when both cables brake on multiple places at once. Which is highly unlikely.

Grrr, Imrahil
 
Imrahil said:
The question that springs to my mind though: Would this be the way the bridge stands after braking down.
Lets say that the bridge deck would collapse or one or both cables brake. This would cause an imbalance in the structural system of the bridge, meaning: the weight distribution over the pylons would be unequal causing (at least) one of the pylons to collapse as well.

The only way for both pylons to be still standing is when both cables brake on multiple places at once. Which is highly unlikely.

Grrr, Imrahil
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That's a good point and I think you're right.

I speculate that choices made in regards to the bridge collapse were made artistically, with atmosphere and story telling in mind. If they presented the collapsed bridge according to how it would actually structurally collapse (from an engineering / physics lens) and taking into account its continued breakdown over the course of 1000 or so years, it wouldn't be recognizable to the player/audience. It would no longer create the effect and atmosphere that they were trying to convey. Something along the lines of the finale in the original Planet of the Apes. It wasn't realistic, but it had a very powerful and memorable story telling impact. That's just purely my personal theory on it though.

Look what you've done now. You have me engaged in interesting discussion. That isn't what this thread is for, this thread is for spamming in order to be the last person to post. :p
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
Look what you've done now. You have me engaged in interesting discussion. That isn't what this thread is for, this thread is for spamming in order to be the last person to post. :p
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Ha! Good one @Imrahil

Although the tactic to get Nightbringer responding to you is a little against the theory of this thread...
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
I speculate that choices made in regards to the bridge collapse were made artistically, with atmosphere and story telling in mind. If they presented the collapsed bridge according to how it would actually structurally collapse (from an engineering / physics lens) and taking into account its continued breakdown over the course of 1000 or so years, it wouldn't be recognizable to the player/audience. It would no longer create the effect and atmosphere that they were trying to convey. Something along the lines of the finale in the original Planet of the Apes. It wasn't realistic, but it had a very powerful and memorable story telling impact. That's just purely my personal theory on it though.
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Just something that came to mind (being a 3D modeler for Steel bridges and Lock gates those things tend to keep me busy ;) )
I can agree with you on that it is trying to sell a story as well, but I am not sure if a more realistic collapse would tell less of a story though.

NIGHTBRINGER said:
Look what you've done now. You have me engaged in interesting discussion. That isn't what this thread is for, this thread is for spamming in order to be the last person to post. :p
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I apologize for this uncomfortable situation :D

Grrr, Imrahil
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
Look what you've done now. You have me engaged in interesting discussion. That isn't what this thread is for, this thread is for spamming in order to be the last person to post. :p
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It could have been a tactic to distract your opponents
 
Imrahil said:
I can agree with you on that it is trying to sell a story as well, but I am not sure if a more realistic collapse would tell less of a story though.
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In a realistic collapse (and structural decay after 1000 years) any remnants from the bridge would be unrecognizable. So it wouldn't invoke the same feeling. This very discussion we're having started out from you recognizing the collapsed structure Golden Gate Bridge.
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
Something along the lines of the finale in the original Planet of the Apes.
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Opinions on this franchise, everyone?

I like the 1960s original a lot (apart from the weird score in places :wtf:;)), never seen any of the original sequels, I thought the 2000s Tim Burton one was OK but not as clever, and the new ones with Mr. Serkis are pretty good (and particularly relevant in these times), but much like the Alien prequels they don't tie up all the loose ends with the original, because there appears to be some discrepancy between the time at which Charlton Heston's shuttle departs and returns and the little girl in War that's supposedly Nova - from what I remember of both films, the length of the shuttle's journey in the original is far longer than it should be if that girl is supposed to grow up to be Charlton Heston's mate by her mid-to-late 20s.
 
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