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Message 195212 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 10:10:36 UTC

check my profile and see the the wickedist bridge on the planet Oh yeeeeeah
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Message 195254 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 11:15:36 UTC - in response to Message 195212.  

check my profile and see the the wickedist bridge on the planet Oh yeeeeeah


That's a cool bridge - as bridges go :p

Not sure about bungee jumping (too much of a 'fraidy cat) but I'd certainly abseil down it given half a chance.

What's it called and where is it?
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Message 195342 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 13:02:18 UTC - in response to Message 195212.  

check my profile and see the the wickedist bridge on the planet Oh yeeeeeah

Cool bridge:)
A tad bigg dont ya think:)
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Message 195424 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 14:30:46 UTC - in response to Message 195212.  

check my profile and see the the wickedist bridge on the planet Oh yeeeeeah


Count me in. But only if I'm allowed to jump off one of the pylons in the middle :o)


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Message 195428 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 14:36:08 UTC - in response to Message 195212.  

check my profile and see the the wickedist bridge on the planet Oh yeeeeeah

At my age I'd have trouble just driving across it without a couple 'rest areas' along the way. That's a looooong one!
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Message 195434 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 14:40:42 UTC

the bridge is in france somewhere
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Message 195451 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 14:57:08 UTC - in response to Message 195434.  
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the bridge is in france somewhere



OK, I've found it (you've got to love google)

The bridge, designed by Norman Foster, is 2.5km long, and at its highest point is 270m above the valley floor, which makes it higher than the Eiffel Tower, and the tallest bridge in the world. The roadway is supported on slender concrete columns, and is suspended from steel pylons. The result is both an engineering marvel and a work of exceptional beauty - a latter-day wonder of the world, that looks from a distance as though it's flying across the valley, carrying a roadway that seems so light as to be almost ethereal.

Links with pics:

France shows off tallest bridge

A bridge too high


Links to Norman Foster (with more pics):

Norman Foster

Millau Viaduct
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Message 195460 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 15:09:01 UTC


Chapeau Norman Foster , et bravo la collaboration franco-anglaise !
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Message 195510 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 15:44:29 UTC

hey love the french accent oh la la
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Message 195630 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:46:27 UTC

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.

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Message 195631 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:48:00 UTC - in response to Message 195630.  

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.

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And No "Eye" for color either :-)
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Message 195633 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:52:36 UTC - in response to Message 195631.  

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.
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And No "Eye" for color either :-)

Grr, that comment made me see red!

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Message 195638 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:54:08 UTC - in response to Message 195631.  

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.

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And No "Eye" for color either :-)

That's because his "Eye" is red.... >:-) (-:<

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Message 195640 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:54:39 UTC - in response to Message 195633.  

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.
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And No "Eye" for color either :-)

Grr, that comment made me see red!

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I am glad you liked it! :-) Now go jump off that bridge!
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Message 195649 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 17:58:23 UTC - in response to Message 195640.  

I would, but then i have no common sense whatsoever :-D.
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Grr, that comment made me see red!
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I am glad you liked it! :-) Now go jump off that bridge!

I would but i need some more rubber bands, anyone got any spare?
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Message 195682 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 18:24:39 UTC

That picture is a good one of the bridge there are loads more on the net that do it even more justice I seen some on the news a few month back and the cloud level was just under it and the bridge appeared to be floating in mid air
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Message 195686 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 18:28:13 UTC

Any earthquakes in France?
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Message 195695 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 18:34:25 UTC

Nope no major ones every where gets earthquakes whether they be mild or severe like we see in the quake zones
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Message 195696 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 18:35:19 UTC
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I would! Anytime! Bungee jumping compared to BASE jumping is something different!

Except the freefall time is too short! I used to do this in my 20'

So I prefered jumping from planes for the freefall time, but I'll bungee also!

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Message 195720 - Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 19:00:57 UTC

There is an old saying tried and true:

There are only three things that fall out of the sky...

1.) Rain

2.) Bird shit

3.) Crazy people


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