r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/rapatakaz • 1d ago

Video China is completing the construction of the tallest bridge in the world, which runs through the Grand Huajiang Canyon. The 2,890-meter-long steel suspension bridge rises 625 meters above sea level

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u/Appropriate-Battle32 1d ago

Going to be both a suicide and base jumping destination

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u/one_is_enough 1d ago

Instant execution for either

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u/Mindless-Sound8965 1d ago

Well, THAT takes the fun out of it!

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u/PickledPeoples 1d ago

But at least one group of people always come out a winner!

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u/Mowlvick 1d ago

I think both groups would get what they want.

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u/RedManMatt11 1d ago

Too late already killed myself

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u/Excellent-Baseball-5 1d ago

Why for base jumpers? It’s more than high enough.

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u/Lunar_Gato 1d ago

Waiting for the urbex YouTube video of some guy climbing to the top and maybe hanging off the side for fun.

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u/venusunusis 1d ago

Suicides on the left please, right side base jump only

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u/f8Negative 1d ago

Hello Agent 47

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u/Coughy23 1d ago

The view halfway down is simply breathtaking

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u/DammitDad420 1d ago

Is "suicide destination" a thing? I mean I love to travel and also hate people.....

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u/mercurial_dude 1d ago

They’ll install some of them Foxconn nettings underneath and all will be well.

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u/kirtash93 1d ago

Best view before the end?

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u/Appropriate-Battle32 1d ago

Only if you look out and not down?

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u/kirtash93 1d ago

Never look down xD

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u/TheThirdHippo 1d ago

Given China’s reputation for safety, these could be the same thing

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u/space_______kat 1d ago

What reputation?

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u/iMadrid11 1d ago

Tofu Dregs

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u/TheThirdHippo 1d ago

They don’t have a good reputation for safety…

The cheapest BYD car is roughly €7500 to buy in China and to be able to sell the same car in the EU, it’s €15000. The main reason for the extra cost is to make it meet EU safety regulations

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u/viper29000 1d ago

Just because they don’t have the same safety rules as the west doesn’t mean it’s not safe or a bad reputation for safety. Their cars aren’t breaking down, their bridges aren’t falling dipshit

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u/TheThirdHippo 1d ago

Every time you see some video on here of something failing due to shit safety, it’s normally somewhere in China. I’m just going off what I see and what I read, rather than just blindly arguing

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u/viper29000 1d ago

I’ve never seen that here. I’ve never heard of things failing in China. I think you’re talking out your ass

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u/ajax-187 1d ago

No just unfair terms at the cost of the consumer,sheep.

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u/TheThirdHippo 1d ago

Whatever

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u/mikeet9 1d ago

Why was this downvoted?

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u/DoNotCommentAgain 1d ago

This post is China propaganda 

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u/ZZZrp 1d ago

Are all bridge posts propaganda?

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u/Appropriate-Battle32 1d ago

Mass suicide and mass base jumping

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u/Jamesl1988 1d ago

The forest must be full.

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u/owen-87 1d ago

They can join all the other people have died building it so far.

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u/pass_nthru 1d ago

knowing chinese QA on everything from steel to construction i’m guessing it’ll end up at the bottom of the canyon before too long

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u/GfunkWarrior28 1d ago

Cleanup on aisle 5

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u/MememeSama 1d ago

Imagine both standing behind to each other. Hey friend, your gonna jump or what? "OK I DO IT". Uhm.. you forgot your parachute..