Spyke

I know they didn't, but it's in such good condition after that, it almost looks like you could just dust it off, set it back upright, and it would be all good.

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lemmy.zip

By collapsing in such an “orderly” way, did this help save lives of people in the cars?

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Probably not. Anyone under the edge is crushed. Anyone on the road surface is tumbled and probably thrown off. I guess it's better than pancaking.

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piefed.social

The buildings on the right side of the picture are upright.

This highway must've been on pillars and fell sideways.

Edit: here is a pic from a different angle:

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What's crazy is how long the toppled highway keeps its shape and direction, it just goes all the way to the horizon. Squinting at the thumbnail I thought I was looking at the wall of a brutalist building.

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lemmy.world

Anyone else impressed that the road segments stayed intact?

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I wonder if it was designed to fail in that way in an earthquake.

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I think they're just saying it was an earthquake to hide over the fact that there was an incredibly awesome anime battle.

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A highway in Japan after the M7.3 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. January 17, 1995. | Spyke