[HN Gopher] How engineers straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa...
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How engineers straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa [video]
Author : geox
Score : 27 points
Date : 2024-03-11 20:35 UTC (1 days ago)
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| charcircuit wrote:
| They failed as it's still leaning. They need to try again and
| make it actually straight this time. It could be interesting to
| try and also straighten the upper portions too since it wasn't
| built totally straight.
| elliottkember wrote:
| I'm pretty sure they don't want to actually straighten it due
| to the immense cost of renaming it
| seeingnature wrote:
| No, they actually succeeded because it's still leaning. The
| tower was known for leaning and they wanted to preserve that
| famous lean while still increasing safety, which they
| increased.
| fourteenfour wrote:
| I don't think many people would visit a straight tower.
| duskwuff wrote:
| "The Upright Towers of Pisa: quietly celebrating competence."
|
| (From this T-shirt: https://topatoco.com/products/og-upright)
| pmontra wrote:
| Superman straightened the leaning tower in the third movie in
| 1983.
|
| That action wouldn't be well received in Italy in real life. We
| have a zillion of straight towers but everybody talks about and
| goes to see the odd leaning one.
|
| Superman eventually restored the original leaning angle.
| thechao wrote:
| @dang -- this is just a thin wrapper around a _great_
| engineering-related YouTube channel.
|
| The direct link is:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZhHoyqQEhA
| krisoft wrote:
| Also Practical Engineering also publishes their content as
| blogposts for those who like reading better than watching:
| https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/12/19/how-engineers-...
| cwillu wrote:
| @dang doesn't do anything, but he'll respond to emails to
| hn@ycombinator.com
| dang wrote:
| Ok, I've changed the link from
| https://www.openculture.com/2024/03/how-engineers-
| straighten....
|
| openculture.com is usually pretty good and has been the source
| of a lot of good HN submissions but I agree that this one was a
| thin wrapper.
|
| p.s. cwillu is right - i saw this because someone emailed, and
| @dang in comments is a no-op...just so people know.
| thechao wrote:
| We visited Pisa, briefly. One thing to note is that _everything_
| in the plaza, including the surrounding walls, is leaning.
| _Everything_. The ground must be like mud.
| IncreasePosts wrote:
| Another thing to note is there is pretty much nothing to do or
| see in Pisa besides the tower. Probably better to spend an
| extra day in Florence if you're in the area rather than take
| the trip to Pisa. Or, if you must, go to Pisa, but then pop
| over to Tirrenia and enjoy a half day at the beach if weather
| permits.
| fellowniusmonk wrote:
| Seeing the leaning tower in person was one of the funniest
| things I've ever seen in real life, I can't believe how hard
| it made me laugh.
|
| It was cathartic to see it and think of all the projects I've
| worked on in the past that were poorly run.
|
| Also while Pisa isn't much to see you can also walk the quite
| long Tunnel Di Pini and it makes for quite a lovely day of
| picnics and nature.
|
| Though to be fair, Florence in general is hard to beat.
| apsurd wrote:
| Uninspired comment. The tower is worth the trip. It's absurd!
| I didn't think i'd be into it that much, i've seen the
| pictures. It's leaning. I get it.
|
| It's unbelievable in real life. It's hilarious, it's fun,
| it's simple. Everyone is having a good time.
|
| One of my favorite memories in Italy, and i've been to all
| the heavy hitter stuff in Rome.
|
| It's its own thing. Please don't let this comment discourage
| anyone.
| IncreasePosts wrote:
| Well, Rome is a whole other can of worms. World class
| historical sites, but the crowds can be extremely off
| putting (for me at least).
|
| But really, my comment was targeted at the typical English
| speaking Italian vacationer, who might have to prioritize
| the whole country for a 7 day travel period.
| bombcar wrote:
| Always visit historical sites b in bad weather
| the-rc wrote:
| Don't spend more than the bare minimum in crowded tourist
| traps Florence and Pisa. Say, no longer than two days and
| half a day, respectively. Rather, wind down in places like
| Lucca and Siena. Except the latter for a few days in July and
| August, when it becomes one of the craziest places on the
| planet. That's one of the few times when it might be actually
| ok to chase loud crowds that are totally losing their minds.
| (That's for an ancient and, from the outside, rather bizarre
| horse race. You won't get it until you're there.)
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