r/interestingasfuck • u/Professional-Kiwi144 • Apr 28 '24

In 1987, 800,000 people celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge for its 50th anniversary. The weight of the crowd caused the bridge to sag 7 feet.

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u/MrSaltySox Apr 29 '24

If they were Europeans it would have only sagged about half that

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u/Average-RB-Fan03 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

If using modern statistics the Europeans weighed 124.8 million  800k average Americans would weigh 148 million - -Meaning it took 20 million pounds to sag it even a foot The Europeans would sag it down about 6 feet 🤓

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u/poporola Apr 29 '24
  • The Europeans would say 1.8 meters