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Cardinal Synn
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 586
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:43 am Post subject: Serious consequences of having a pee |
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You may have missed this when it was "news" a month back.
Urine may lead to collapse of major bridge in Indonesia's Sumatra
Sat Nov 27
JAKARTA (AFP) - A landmark bridge in Indonesia's Sumatra island may collapse because too many people are fond of urinating on one of its steel pillars, a report said.
Public works officials have found that the Ampera bridge, the landmark of Palembang city, the capital of South Sumatra province, has begun to lean on an angle and rocks slightly when traffic is heavy, the Jakarta Post said.
An official at the public works department in Palembang, Azmi Lakoni, was quoted as saying the bridge had deteriorated because people often took a leak on one of its piers, corroding the structure.
"We are concerned that one of its main support piers has been weakened by urine, as it is a popular spot for locals to relieve themselves," Lakoni said.
He added that the acidic fluid's corrosive forces could attribute to an eventual collapse of the bridge.
Officials said cargo vehicles weighing more than one tonne would be diverted from the bridge.
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willy
Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 215 Location: Samarinda,Kalimantan,Indonesia(left TW)
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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SOUNDS RIGHT, HERE I CANT SMELL THE P AS THE RIVER HAS IT BEAT, HOWEVER ITS NOT AS BAD AS THE TRASH IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE |
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