Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (1940) (Sound Version)

In November, 1940, the newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge, opened barely four months before, swayed and collapsed in a 42 mile-per-hour wind. There were n…

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25 Responses to “Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (1940) (Sound Version)”
  1. Eric Graham says:

    Like if Ninjabride 7 brought you here… ROFL

    “If you think this is bad, you should see the Pokemon bridge.”
    *screams*
    Box: FUCKING SUCKS!!?

  2. Dmitry Basylev says:

    ? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ???????? ???????

  3. Logic Mage says:

    All because of Oscillation.?

  4. Adam Kelleher says:

    Poor dog?

  5. John Russell says:

    It was not resonance but a flutter instability – entirely different
    phenomena. Same thing happens to aircraft wings.?

  6. joshua schmit says:

    Several things about this video don’t seem realistic.
    A. nobody is panicking, including the guy on the bridge
    B. the bridge looks like it’s made of rubber
    C. the driver is stopped on the bridge for the majority of the video
    instead of trying to drive it the hell off
    D. there just happened to be a high quality video camera on site. This is
    1940; there weren’t exactly any smart phones?

  7. alterman156 says:

    For those who are aware, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge had the same tendency
    to sway in a heavy wind. In 1943, stiffening trusses were added to the
    bridge to stabilize it. These trusses have since been removed and a fairing
    has been put in its place.?

  8. Mike Patton says:

    I’d never bail on my doggy. ?

  9. Jeanee Hammett says:

    I would like to make something that is allowed and supposed to respond in
    this way. ?

  10. deena jackson says:

    wow EXACTLY why armies ‘BREAK STEP’ when approaching a bridge …. sound
    and rhythm do more damage than you can imagine !!!
    Think jack hammer on rock and an opera singer breaking a glass?

  11. Jeanee Hammett says:
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  13. bookman85 says:

    your bridge collapsed cuz you built it in the middle of a fucking tornado?

  14. Arseny Im not giving my name to a machine says:

    whats the name of the song in the background??

  15. Gean Rodrigues says:
  16. Izzatie Shahariman says:

    I’m just 17 years old. And my physics sent me to here. ?

  17. Samuel Smith says:

    Guys it has nothing to do with how strong the wind was or wasn’t. Or if it
    was built weak or to strong.
    Simply the frequency of the air matched the natural frequency of the
    bridge, causing the bridge to massively swing like this. Resonance, my
    friends, read about it. ?

  18. Kai Tarmo Uolevi Wallin says:

    Tässä ensimmäisiä muistoja kun näin televiosta ns. OMG elämyksen. Tästä
    tapauksesta olemassa muitakin versioita You Tubessa mutta kertoja ääni ja
    toteutus on hauskan “teatraalinen”, kuten ennen vanhaan oli tapana.

    Pelkosenniemen Valopilkku sillan kohtalo ei varmasti ihan tämmönen ole ja
    siitä ehtii pitkään nauttia fyysisenä 3D:na paikan päällä ja vaikka
    virtuaali fyysisenä 3D:na meikäläisen 3D videoissa
    http://www.youtube.com/user/todellisuusmedia ja http://www.youtube.com/user/ktuwallinful
    kanavillani. Haaveissa on itselläni saada Full HD 3D videokamera, jolla
    sitten kuvaisin viimeisen päälle tarkasti useita kohteita
    Rovaniemi-Sodankylä välillä uudelleen.

    Mustavalkoisuus ja 2D on silti itselleni miellyttävä kombinaatio. Luo
    tunnelmaa ja nostalgiaa.
    Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (1940) (Sound Version)?

  19. TheSkull2771 says:

    I wish news today sounded like this

  20. Mario Bresko says:

    Real

  21. Jonni Blazedd says:

    hey i saw this in my physics class an like apparently theres a myth about a
    dog bein in the car that was left on the bridge when it collapsed…does
    anyone know if this is true?!

  22. Tom Lezwette says:

    What a dumb post, if you have nothing smart to say or don’t know anything
    about the subject than just don’t say anything.

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