Math test
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Math test
Math Question:
>
> A Backhoe weighing 8 tons is on top of a flatbed trailer and
> heading east on Interstate 70 near Hays, Kansas.
>
> The extended shovel arm is made of hardened refined steel and the
> approaching overpass is made of commercial-grade concrete,
> reinforced with 1 1/2 inch steel rebar spaced at 6 inch intervals in
> a criss-cross pattern layered at 1 foot vertical spacing.
>
> Solve: When the shovel arm hits the overpass, how fast do you have to
> be going to slice the bridge in half??
>
>
>
> I couldn't solve it either......but who cares;
> the pictures are awesome!
>
> A Backhoe weighing 8 tons is on top of a flatbed trailer and
> heading east on Interstate 70 near Hays, Kansas.
>
> The extended shovel arm is made of hardened refined steel and the
> approaching overpass is made of commercial-grade concrete,
> reinforced with 1 1/2 inch steel rebar spaced at 6 inch intervals in
> a criss-cross pattern layered at 1 foot vertical spacing.
>
> Solve: When the shovel arm hits the overpass, how fast do you have to
> be going to slice the bridge in half??
>
>
>
> I couldn't solve it either......but who cares;
> the pictures are awesome!
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From: Manhattan, KS
That happened about a year to year and a half ago if I remember correctly. It closed that overpass down for quite a while for repair. Luckily it wasn't one that was a major road. I lived in Hays for about 6 years.
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That's hilarious, and it prompted me to read up on the incident. Seems the bridge was repaired in under six months for the tune of about $500,000. Maybe the bridge was re-named for the trucking company that paid for it? (Ha)
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