Monday, July 18, 2011

Paging all materials scientists: Bernie has a question

Bernie:

Nagasaki 1945, after the atomic bomb:


Nagasaki 2011, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami:


What the f*** is that arch made of?



7 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:52 PM

    I don't know, but we need some to put in the spines of squish Repub's who won't hold the line on no more debt for our children and grandchildren.

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  2. If it's the same one, it's just wood. But they're remarkably resilient to a lot of stuff, the oldest Torii in Japan is pushing 900 years old.

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  3. Wood is a pretty tough and resilient material, for it's weight. Which should come as no surprise when you consider who designed it!

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  4. Harry_Bergeron9:27 PM

    The secret is frontal area -- there's not enough surface for a shock wave to act upon, given its strength.

    Like a flag pole, for instance, the opposite of a wall.

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  5. Don't let those other posters fool you, it's made of cockroach resin combined with SPAM, with a touch of feminism and socialism thrown in or as paint. It's a trade secret, so I don't have the exact particulars but I saw the page quickly.

    Never... mind...

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  6. Anonymous11:11 PM

    Snopes says they're different: http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/nagasaki.asp

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  7. Anonymous7:20 AM

    That's teh same stuff they use for Black Boxes in airplanes

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