The Golden Gate Bridge construction was finished in 4 years in 1937, under budget at $35M (~$600M today). A suicide prevention net (cost: $400M) on that bridge started construction 4 years ago and is half-complete. We can’t build anything anymore. insider.com/suicide-net-go…
The Golden Gate bridge is the #1 site in the world for suicides, at ~30/yr. It's ~245 ft above the water, so jumpers fall for 4 seconds, 95% die from impact trauma :( The suicide barrier was voted on in 2008 and was originally supposed to cost $40-50M en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicides_…
@pitdesi man does the sun not shine out west there? things are on the up and up down here in FL.
@pitdesi Nothing great while ever be built again. The only countries trying for greatness in Architecture are the united arab emirates who have, let’s say, some personality issuers.
@pitdesi What's the point of such a net? People determined to take their life will find other ways to either bypass the net or find other places. Funds should be used to improve the mental health of those in need of help, that net is utterly pointless.
@pitdesi How many men lost their lives building the Golden Gate?
@pitdesi Shameful. Should have hired Top Golf's design+build company.