Red Army 75 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Tonight's episode on the suspension bridge . Drive under it every day and take it for granted. Found the programme very interesting. Worth a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 28, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Was just going to post the same thing, hadn't realised Brunel only really built the towers and it was other people that designed the rest, and if it wasn't for the changes it wouldn't be standing today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yeah was a very good documentary.. although you think they could have waited till the Abotts Leigh Tower was finished! can't of been more than a month after they filmed that! I finally caught up with the Severn Bridge one was as well on BBC 4 in the week. That was a really great documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Very interesting documentaries, the local familiarity only made it more so, most of us probably think of those bridges and thought we knew all there was to know.... Wrong! there was so much still to learn and a few surprises in both cases. Good series. Must say though, those bridges have definitely taken their toll on most of us over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yeah I watched this as well, very good and some lovely aerial shots over the bridge and gorge. It truly is a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redapple Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 It's the best bridge in the world. Absolutely stunning and just blends into the landscape . Whether your view is from below, the sides, or above, it's just bloody awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sheene Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Never mind paying my licence fee for quality television like this and the recent Severn bridge documentary. Educational, fascinating ,entertaining especially because of the local interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sheene Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Bump Channel 5 is doing a new series of "The world's greatest bridges" and in this series have done the golden gate bridge, the Sydney harbour bridge, the Brooklyn bridge, the millau bridge. Anyway the Severn bridge is the subject this week and will be on at 8pm on Friday on channel 5. Worth a watch as it's an excellent series so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 17 hours ago, Barry Sheene said: Bump Channel 5 is doing a new series of "The world's greatest bridges" and in this series have done the golden gate bridge, the Sydney harbour bridge, the Brooklyn bridge, the millau bridge. Anyway the Severn bridge is the subject this week and will be on at 8pm on Friday on channel 5. Worth a watch as it's an excellent series so far. Bristolian born and bred, I am obviously biased about the Clifton Suspension Bridge, but the Millau Viaduct is certainly a magnificent work of art. If you are ever down that way, take a little pause and go to one of the viewing sights below the bridge - and have a little trip in to Millau itself and buy some of the locally made leather goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sheene Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Thanks Phil toured down to Spain on my bike in 2012 and went through the millau area and did the visitors centre and crossed the bridge. Sir Norman Foster the designer has said that he wanted the experience of going over the bridge to feel like you were flying over it. On my motorcycle it certainly felt like that. It's the most beautiful bridge I have ever seen . As you said well worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Barry Sheene said: Thanks Phil toured down to Spain on my bike in 2012 and went through the millau area and did the visitors centre and crossed the bridge. Sir Norman Foster the designer has said that he wanted the experience of going over the bridge to feel like you were flying over it. On my motorcycle it certainly felt like that. It's the most beautiful bridge I have ever seen . As you said well worth a visit. Obviously you are not allowed to, but should you ever, cough, break down and be forced to stop half way across the bridge, take just a few minutes whilst you are letting your radiator cool down to look over the surrounding scenery - amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 When I was at Junior school our Teacher informed us that if you dropped a penny from the Clifton suspension bridge to the road below it would kill a pedestrian if it struck their head. If you dropped a marble onto a passing ship, that marble would drill straight through the deck. He told us this to explain the theory behind gravitation pull as being 9 metres /second squared so that the further an object falls, the greater it's sped and therefore kinetic energy. For some reason though he never took us to the bridge to prove his theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 31 minutes ago, 22A said: When I was at Junior school our Teacher informed us that if you dropped a penny from the Clifton suspension bridge to the road below it would kill a pedestrian if it struck their head. If you dropped a marble onto a passing ship, that marble would drill straight through the deck. He told us this to explain the theory behind gravitation pull as being 9 metres /second squared so that the further an object falls, the greater it's sped and therefore kinetic energy. For some reason though he never took us to the bridge to prove his theories. I'm sorry to say that your teacher was talking absolute bollox! It stems from the great myth surrounding the Empire State Building in New York that stands at 381m. A "penny" falling from that height would hit the ground at 64mph. It'll sting, but it wont kill, you can THROW things faster than that. The same penny would also hit the ground at 64mph even if you were only even 20 meters in height from the ground. While its true to say mass vs gravity, there will be a point where it reaches its maximum speed, its called "Terminal Velocity" and that is determined by its shape and size, a 1kg bullet will fall faster than a 1kg pancake because the pancake will have a greater resistance of air acting upon it. The penny in question reaches its terminal velocity (64mph) after around 15m, it wont go any faster than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Disappointment to see this isn’t the title of Alan Partridge’s new series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 When will the episode on Wayne be aired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 It won't be featuring the Queensferry Crossing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 48 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: When will the episode on Wayne be aired? Jeff has more than one though, surely they'd do the episode on him instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 On 28/11/2017 at 14:55, PHILINFRANCE said: Bristolian born and bred, I am obviously biased about the Clifton Suspension Bridge, but the Millau Viaduct is certainly a magnificent work of art. If you are ever down that way, take a little pause and go to one of the viewing sights below the bridge - and have a little trip in to Millau itself and buy some of the locally made leather goods. Designed by our very own architect superstar ' Norman Foster ' , take a bow son . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 On 29/11/2017 at 13:28, 22A said: When I was at Junior school our Teacher informed us that if you dropped a penny from the Clifton suspension bridge to the road below it would kill a pedestrian if it struck their head. If you dropped a marble onto a passing ship, that marble would drill straight through the deck. He told us this to explain the theory behind gravitation pull as being 9 metres /second squared so that the further an object falls, the greater it's sped and therefore kinetic energy. For some reason though he never took us to the bridge to prove his theories. I'm sure it works the same with spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Could of been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 8 hours ago, Fordy62 said: Disappointment to see this isn’t the title of Alan Partridge’s new series. He's still busy trying to get these off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, One Team In Keynsham said: He's still busy trying to get these off the ground. `If we don`t make it Sky will` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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