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A highway in Japan after the M7.3 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. January 17, 1995. (europe.pub)

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

By collapsing in such an “orderly” way, did this help save lives of people in the cars?

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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 3 points 5 months ago

Probably not. Anyone under the edge is crushed. Anyone on the road surface is tumbled and probably thrown off. I guess it's better than pancaking.

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