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The difference is less than an order of magnitude - and both kinetic energy and momentum are proportional to mass, rather than exponentially so. So 50 kt compared with 150 kt. (One of the articles made the point about MV Dali being "three times the size" of Blue Nagoya.) There's no question that something 3 times the mass will have 3 times the potential impact. How much would cause catastrophic failure is a function of the bridge design. With the direct hit on the pier this was the worst-case scenario for this bridge. I remain unconvinced that with precisely the 'wrong' angle of incidence that a dolphin would have prevented this accident - though if they created enough deflection of the ship's movement they would. The use of the dolphins will decrease the probably of a catastrophic failure. I suspect they are not a 'absolute' guarantee.

Assuming they are paying passengers and not upgraded frequent flyers who purchased an economy ticket.

Do they celebrate St. George's day in Russia and Georgia? The Ribbon of St. George is a patriotic symbol in Russia. St. George features on the coat of arms of Moscow. St. George appears on the Russian Presidential Standard. It's usually in the background when Vlad is on the telly.

As a follow-on, this is a 'good' article. CNN: ‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse It makes the comparison that the largest ships in 1975 had a capacity of 2,500 TEU*. The Neo-Panamax Dali is 12,500 TEU - five times the capacity. * Twenty foot container Equivalent Units. I'm unable to find a displacement for the Blue Nagoya, but it was unquestionably much smaller than the MV Dali. The damage from the 1980 allision was reportedly:

It was built before the Tampa Sunshine Skyway disaster (1980). "Foreseeable" in retrospect. The Key bridge too was hit in 1980 (Blue Nagoya, at 6 knots) and what was in place for survivability was adequate at the time of design - there was limited damage and the bridge did not collapse - continuing in service for 43 more years. From here: "Shorting of main electrical control board; total loss of power and control." Sound familiar? Bridge not destroyed. This is a cogent article. You can make an argument for not retrofitting defenses after Sunshine Skyway but these could have been deprecated given it survived an allision around the same time - defenses in place functioned then. Much bigger ships today and no 'existence theorem' at time of construction. There are comparable examples of undefended piers in the UK.

Ian, are you a closet time traveller? The NCAA final was on April 8. (I can tell you who won.) 😉

Flavio, I don't comprehend your loathing for open-plan but that is your prerogative. The penthouse has an open-plan dining/living space - it is only the kitchen that is separate. The architect of the ground-floor unit does like rectilinear. That put me off. I would prefer the penthouse - but as Tony says, the lift cab be a 'single point of failure' for some, though the stairs look 'nice' as an option. I presume the 'front door' is at the bottom of the stairs? The lift also looks very small. Is there a larger service lift somewhere below? I don't see any "space" for it anywhere. Not 'your' problem, presuming you hire movers, but getting furniture (or later, replacement appliances if needed) up there might be tricky.

Oat milk is the "sustainability" preferred option. As you point out, almond milk is a sustainability nightmare.

A guess. And even if the infected container left a US port, it could just as easily have been earlier infected in any central American port before hand. It's not like those things get fumigated with each use.

Whitney Houston was a big influence in this.

6. Smug people

They're not "from" the USA. They were introduced into the US in 1940. They are native to the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. The article even says so: They could have hitched a ride to Australia from any location between Brazil and the US.

Hope the procedure goes according to plan Jamie and recovery is swift.

They're offering this framed plaque for $250.00.

It's actually 0n30. "O" scale narrow gauge running on H0 track.