Extent of damage to the Washington Monument to be revealed - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Washington (CNN) -- Just how bad was the damage the Washington Monument suffered during the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the East Coast on August 23? National Park Service officials will hold a news conference Monday afternoon to offer details, including plans on reopening it to the public. The service has been working with an engineering firm to determine the extent of the damage and what it will cost to fix it. Small pools of standing water were found in the monument during inspections following Hurricane Irene, the National Park Service said in late August. "What happened was a lot of mortar popped out, so much so that you can see sunlight above 450 feet in the monument," spokeswoman Carol Johnson said at the time. The Washington Monument, built between 1848 and 1884, is 555 feet, 5 and one-eighth inches tall. Its walls are 15 feet thick at the base and 18 inches at the top, and are composed primarily of white marble blocks, according to the National Park Service. Four cracks in the monument marble were first discovered after the earthquake rocked the nation's capital. The repairs will include pinning the stones together and replacing some mortar, Johnson said then. "The engineers have assured us that the monument is structurally sound," Johnson said. [img]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/110926055728-washington-monument-gi-story-top.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/us/washington-monument/index.html[/url]

there comes another american earthquake brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr

Made in America huh?

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE] Umm, yes? It was a fucking earthquake.

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE] Swing and a miss.

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE]Has it occurred to you that it's ~200 years old and wasn't made to withstand earthquakes?

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE] aww, its ok honey, let it out.

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE] good god you're either really daft or you're a shitty troll, the structure is 100+ years old and wasn't designed to withstand earthquakes [editline]26th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=MightyMax;32489093]Has it occurred to you that it's ~200 years old and wasn't made to withstand earthquakes?[/QUOTE] you fucker.

If the Washington DC area became tectonic-ally active, and a major earthquake hit I wonder how many buildings would fall over. .

[QUOTE=Dysgalt;32497590]If the Washington DC area became tectonic-ally active, and a major earthquake hit I wonder how many buildings would fall over. .[/QUOTE] I'd hate that. No matter how dysfunctional our government may be, the architecture is beyond snazzy.

Heh. Completely forgot about that earthquake and never knew there was any damage to anything in DC.

[QUOTE=SiMoN 23259;32488905]Made in America huh?[/QUOTE] Made in Germany huh? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/37wpD.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;32498459]Made in Germany huh? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/37wpD.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Jews did it.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/jfebf.png[/img]

Why is everyone so upset over this? I'd understand if it was something like stonehenge.

[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;32498769]Why is everyone so upset over this? I'd understand if it was something like stonehenge.[/QUOTE] Because you're English. Seriously, I can't believe the level of irony in this post: you say you don't know how or why people are upset then provide an example of something that would make you upset or that you could imagine others being upset by. Taking the leap between the two isn't too hard.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32498556][img]http://i.imgur.com/jfebf.png[/img][/QUOTE] The color of barf, why do you torment me?

[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;32498769]Why is everyone so upset over this? I'd understand if it was something like stonehenge.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;DewEKz9TzmM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DewEKz9TzmM[/video] :30 onward.