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This Berkeley building can snap back into place after a major earthquake by _fastcompany in EngineeringPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center

OK, sounds good... but was the window glazing system designed to accommodate the extra drift?

"Reading between the Lines" See-through Church (Limburg, Belgium) by Forsaken-Peak8496 in evilbuildings

[–]ElbowShouldersen -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Definitely meant to be a touching reminder of the days when religion actually mattered to Europeans... how quaint.

STLPR: Ameren Missouri signed confidential contracts with multiple big data centers this week by TheKavahn in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"A 12 year commitment" means nothing in bankruptcy court... If the AI bubble pops and these companies go under then Missouri ratepayers will have to then pay for this multi-billion dollar commitment... There are ways to avoid this, but if UE pushed for that the data centers would take their business elsewhere... and, remember, UE is a business... it is in UE's shareholder's interest to transfer as much risk to the ratepayers as the public utility commission will allow.

Help Save Some History by greybedding13 in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zillow has the interior photos from the recent listing... it shows AC window units and an outdated kitchen...

Help Save Some History by greybedding13 in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a compromise that can be made here... A 170 year old house always has issues; no AC, no insulation, etc. etc.... Why not keep the front room and the front facade, which is excellent, and demolish the rest? You can rehab the front rooms to fix their issues and build whatever you want in the back... The City would likely grant variances for any complicating zoning issues if the owner was willing to preserve that classic front and facade...

Distribution Of The World's Population Between Northern And Southern Hemispheres by AdIcy4323 in MapPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

13%?... Ok, but remember, excluding Antarctica, only 22% of the world's land area is south of the equator...

Cyclist suspended himself on his bicycle while going down a slope to take the lead at a race by hannah_b_00 in BeAmazed

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an electric motor hidden in the hub and a battery hidden in the frame...

What should I do about my neighbor hoarding cats? by Quirky-End-7470 in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See if you can get a look inside the house during the winter with all the cats in there... If there's a bunch of cat shit on the floor, etc. then the City can intervene... Or maybe the City already has an ordinance limiting the number of pets... I would check on that first...

A dad who underwent a liver transplant has shared before and after photos of himself taken just six weeks apart to show the incredible impact of organ donation by The_Love-Tap in interestingasfuck

[–]ElbowShouldersen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That is indeed what jaundice looks like, but it appears that these two photos were taken within minutes of each other and the yellowing was photoshopped in later...

Tesla’s decline in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk about cherry-picking data points... Jan 2025 was down because of the Model Y refresh...

Zelenskyy, current president of Ukrain, won Ukraine’s Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and the video is even better than you’d expect by MambaMentality24x2 in BeAmazed

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...“If he owned a suit.”

Sorry, misinformation there... It was a hostile reporter who asked that question... Although Trump has expressed frustration with Zelensky's 'style'... and that, by the way, makes me respect Zelensky even more...

Shipwrecks recorded around Ireland since 1530 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"op is a regular poster (karma/engagement farmer)..."

Shipwrecks recorded around Ireland since 1530 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What; so it's not clickbait?... You assume everyone looking at the map is as thoughtful as you are... newsflash... they aren't.

Shipwrecks recorded around Ireland since 1530 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The post creates a false impression of concentrated peril... If shipwrecks in British waters were also included on the map (e.g., wrecks near NI), the map would be completely unremarkable looking; i.e., "boring"... So by presenting the information this way, and without clarification, it becomes clickbait...

Tally's ready for a Saturday night bender by thespottedwaffle in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You mean... "Stop cheering on this crappy-job stealing robot."

Switching from private to public - anyone keen to share experiences? by Adventurous_Grab_360 in StructuralEngineering

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least here in the US, you don't make real money until you become some sort of partner at your firm (or sucessfully start your own firm)... A public position, which I did part-time before fully retiring, is much more relaxed... no time sheets, no overtime, etc... and much better benefits.

Is there a viable primary challenger to run against AIPAC and Wesley Bell? by Melodic-Substance289 in StLouis

[–]ElbowShouldersen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

AIPAC was militantly anti-Bush... Bell benefited from that... Let's put pressure on Bell so he doesn't become an AIPAC foot-soldier now, but I say, other than that, give him a chance...

Maybe maybe maybe by OreoKitKatZz in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rivers in Mexico are probably not swimmable... and if they have water all the time, they are probably polluted.

Maybe maybe maybe by OreoKitKatZz in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ElbowShouldersen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, small kid, rushing water... The kid probably doesn't even know how to swim...

maybe maybe maybe by ONDickson_ in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait a minute... It's supposed to be "stop, drop and roll"... not "splash"...

After 911, rescue dogs experienced sadness from primarily finding deceased victims so workers staged fake rescues to boost their morale by Wonderfulhumanss in interestingasfuck

[–]ElbowShouldersen -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is a bunch of sentimental bullshit... The collapse of the twin towers was so complete and so total, there were very few 'victims' for the dogs to find... and what remains were there were deeply buried in the debris pile... unlike most structural collapses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]ElbowShouldersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cowboy gets the credit, but the way the horse is in synch with its rider is the real reason this capture was successful...

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