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This bridge in Finland has hooks to hang explosives from in case it needs to be collapsed to stop Russian advance (feddit.uk)

submitted 23 hours ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Most bridges here do, and often when one needs to be demolished and rebuilt, the military blows it up just for practice.

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[–] ForestGreenGhost@literature.cafe 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody on earth is "just bending" rebar instead of cutting it off. It's difficult as fuck to bend rebar and only takes about eight seconds to cut a piece off.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Sure. But also, no-one is blowing bridges by hanging explosives inside instead of drilling them into the structure.

For 28 years, the bridge carried traffic and goods, including timber from the Soviet Union, until replaced by the present concrete structure. Pits for demolition charges are visible in the piles. These cavities could be filled with explosives in order to blow the bridge to smithereens should this ever have become necessary.

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