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A convoy of massively scaled-up trench rammers (link) tours the country, crossing bridges. Each rammer is about twenty feet high and controlled from on top by an operator in a secure steel roll-cage. The massive load and shock from twenty huge rammers merrily bouncing about will test each bridge to
far greater stress than ordinary traffic and certify it as safe for another year.
In the event of collapse, the operators will remain protected in their cages and will use scuba apparatus to survive until winched out. They may ask for danger money.
A trench rammer or "Bigfoot"
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Stomp! [wagster, Aug 11 2007]
Best Tiny Game Ever
http://www.bridgebuilder-game.com/
Build a bridge and test it with a rather heavy train. [Giblet, Aug 13 2007]
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...and in the event of the bridge not
collapsing, one of the regular bridge
inspection teams will then carry out a
detailed structural survey to determine
whether the abnormal loading has caused
any non-obvious structural damage. |
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All wearing white labcoats and carrying clipboards. |
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WIFRT... four small warships playing cards around an enormous folding table; but this is even sillier [+]. |
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//All wearing white labcoats and carrying
clipboards.// You would rather the bridge
were assessed by a local diviner? Or
maybe a passing homeopathist? |
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Complex bridge assemblies can get out of adjustment due to stress. We need bridge chiropractors. |
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If it's getting stressed shouldn't it take a couple of weeks off work and go down to Cornwall in a caravan or something? |
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Build your own bridges and stress them to destruction. |
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