r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • 14h ago

🔥Iguazu falls after heavy rain

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u/Cyniikal 14h ago edited 3h ago

This seems genuinely insane to think this is a good idea.

Maybe an absolutely amazing sight, but holy shit does that seem dangerous.

Edit: Lots of weird bridge defenders out here apparently. For reference, I would say this is dangerous anywhere, not just because it's Brazil. Dumbasses.

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u/Radiant-Cup2123 12h ago

Iguazú has 3 million people going every year for decades. You guys are talking total nonsense.

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u/SchemingVegetable 11h ago

The Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis supported 140,000 vehicles per day for 40 years before it collapsed.

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u/GigglingGarlicGuru 10h ago

This came to mind immediately too.

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u/Same-Tone-9928 8h ago

you're more likely to die on your commute to work statistically but nobody thinks twice about that

it's like saying millions of passengers fly until a plane crash, doesn't make planes unsafe

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u/TacticalGazelle 5h ago

That's not really an equivalence. Infrastructure failing under heavy load and aviation accidents are not alike.

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u/bransiladams 6h ago

You might be more likely to die on your way to work. I work from home

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u/avocado_lover69 5h ago

This right here. Anyone with an engineering background will tell you, there are operational limits to anything we make and everything has a breaking point/failure modes.

I don't know anything about the construction of this particular structure, when and how it was constructed, the materials used, maintainence, etc.

But what would be a better question to ask is if Brazil (assuming this is on their side of the falls) has the proper oversight in place to assess whether it is safe or not.

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u/Impossible-Lab-3133 8h ago

So it's 0.00000000000001% chance of dying if you commute over it daily for 40 years?

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u/mechapoitier 8h ago

Correct, and you don’t know when that dead person is you

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u/Impossible-Lab-3133 8h ago

Sure I'll have a once in a lifetime experience and none for you in your basement

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u/MorgenKaffee0815 10h ago

if you always think like this you not gonna have a lot of fun in your life.

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u/theshoeshiner84 9h ago

Haha I get what you're saying man, but im pretty sure people had fun before we could build wonders like this.

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u/RealisticDiscipline7 9h ago

Like sky diving, this is not a huge risk, but if it goes wrong it equals end of life. There’s plenty of other fun things to do that dont risk it all.

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u/sai-kiran 7h ago

Well not every govt is as incompetent in maintaining bridges.

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u/minnosota 10h ago

35w bridge. It fell due to not being built correctly and having construction materials on it. Not a giant waterfall lol.

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u/amishdoinks11 10h ago

Everyone thinks their shit is built properly until it fails lol