1/29/2005: Truck drops off highway - Page 2

elf · 01-31-2005, 05:24 PM

Actually, I think it is that tall. . . The photographer is standing on another bridge, the one for traffic coming the opposite way, right? Figuring on the angle that the camera is pointing. . . (not to mention the slight foreshortening of the truck because it's on an angle down and away from the camera) I do think it's that tall. It just looks weird because you don't generally *look* past and under a bridge like that. . . it's all in the perspective.

wolf · 02-01-2005, 09:28 AM

30,000 pounds of bananas ...

russotto · 02-01-2005, 10:54 AM

It's not a 53' trailer; 53' trailers all say "53'" on them in the corner, and you can see that this one does not. It looks more like a straight truck than a semi (not enough space between the cab and the van, and not enough axles, though some were ripped off), which probably makes it 24'.

glatt · 02-01-2005, 11:21 AM

In estimating that it was 80 feet tall, I looked at the height of the guy in yellow standing at the base of the bridge. I put my cursor's arrow next to him. He is the same height as my cursor. Using my cursor's arrow, I measure up the far support post all the way to the far railing. I come up with 13-15 arrows of height. I did it a couple of times, and admit there is a little margin for error in my measuring. Assuming the guy is 6 feet tall, the bridge is 80-90 feet tall from the base of the support to the top of the railing. Most people are actually a little shorter than 6 feet, so any error should favor the bridge being less than 80 feet.

The truck is an unknown length, and it is foreshortened, making it a poor measuring device.

You could also use one of the people on the top of the bridge, on the far edge. They are closer to the camera, and appear slightly larger. Using one of them, the bridge comes out to around 70-80 feet tall.

I think 80 feet is a good ballpark estimate. No way is that bridge 150 feet tall.

BrianR · 02-01-2005, 01:53 PM

It's a box truck, peeps. No question. I should know the difference by now.

02-01-2005, 09:28 AM	#2
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01-31-2005, 05:24 PM	#1
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Actually, I think it is that tall. . . The photographer is standing on another bridge, the one for traffic coming the opposite way, right? Figuring on the angle that the camera is pointing. . . (not to mention the slight foreshortening of the truck because it's on an angle down and away from the camera) I do think it's that tall. It just looks weird because you don't generally look past and under a bridge like that. . . it's all in the perspective.

02-01-2005, 10:54 AM	#3
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	It's not a 53' trailer; 53' trailers all say "53'" on them in the corner, and you can see that this one does not. It looks more like a straight truck than a semi (not enough space between the cab and the van, and not enough axles, though some were ripped off), which probably makes it 24'.

02-01-2005, 11:21 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In estimating that it was 80 feet tall, I looked at the height of the guy in yellow standing at the base of the bridge. I put my cursor's arrow next to him. He is the same height as my cursor. Using my cursor's arrow, I measure up the far support post all the way to the far railing. I come up with 13-15 arrows of height. I did it a couple of times, and admit there is a little margin for error in my measuring. Assuming the guy is 6 feet tall, the bridge is 80-90 feet tall from the base of the support to the top of the railing. Most people are actually a little shorter than 6 feet, so any error should favor the bridge being less than 80 feet. The truck is an unknown length, and it is foreshortened, making it a poor measuring device. You could also use one of the people on the top of the bridge, on the far edge. They are closer to the camera, and appear slightly larger. Using one of them, the bridge comes out to around 70-80 feet tall. I think 80 feet is a good ballpark estimate. No way is that bridge 150 feet tall.

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