[TBall]

Gosh I hope it is not terrorism. When I think of a bridge collapsing I think of multiple charges and that cell phone/terrorism thread a ways back.

[Weight of Glory]

see my post #1077 to get some numbers on the strength of steel componants

[Tuxedo]

It would be more likely terrorism if they did this in St Louis or Memphis where the river is much wider and deeper, and traffic is probably heavier. This does look rather suspicious though.

[Strategerist]

Actually I don’t think bridges, like nuclear power plants, are a particularly suitable terrorist target. It’s a pretty specialized skill requiring time to accurately set explosives to physically drop a bridge.

[Don Joe]

Unrelated question:

Does anyone know when (and *why*) FR began tracking our activities via the "urchinTracker" service at google-analytics.com?

I noticed the URL flashing on my status bar as a page loaded, and I said to myself, naw, it *couldn't* be! But, curious bastard that I am, I took a look at the page's HTML, and there it was -- a javascript invoking the logging/tracking/profiling service.

I'd say "Tell me it ain't so!" -- but it obviously IS so:

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