Originally Posted By Mr X <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/02/05/shanghai-wonderbridge-trash-collapses/" target="_blank">http://www.weirdasianews.com/2...llapses/</a> ***Completed in 2009, the bridge replaced a much older one with a more modern design. It began to collapse after being in operation only a short period; just after Christmas, when cracks appeared in the structure. Some thought the ground might have become unstable or that it might have been the result of the inefficiency of the original construction company.*** ***Subsequent inquiry revealed the latter to be the case. Styrofoam, bags of garbage, scrap wood and plastic waste were used as construction materials in the structure.*** This pretty much re-enforces my decision to never visit China. Yikes.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 and this country will be the World's only Super Power within the next 20 years.....
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Doing a bit of digging, the story appears to be inaccurate. For one, the bridge has not collapsed, but it does have damage. Two, the bridge was not constructed with garbage, but apparently they used leftover construction materials (garbage) as rubble to reduce the amount of concrete used to fill cracks in the bridge.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Doing a bit of digging, the story appears to be inaccurate.<< Oh, so you're one of those weirdos who likes REAL news.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Oh, so you're one of those weirdos who likes REAL news.<< Yeah, I don't really appreciate this liberal bias. I liked it much better when I heard this on Fox and Friends about how China's falling apart. They even used the word "Chinaman." It made me feel warm and fuzzy. This news just frightens and confuses me.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster China's government is the new model for an effective government. That said, there will be growing pains. A democratic republic can not accomplish anything anymore. The evidence speaks for itself.
