this is on the wall of a church in lausanne, switzerland. pretty, yes (larger picture available by clicking on said image)? well, maybe not pretty but at least it seems interesting. you might wonder why they have such a diagram, with its various arrows (forces and moments) drawn in a seemingly random way. if you could read french, you might gather that the church is falling down and the diagram is discussing the various forces that the arches of the church must support. after long moments of staring at the picture, marveling at its beauty, it's genius, you might wonder why someone would have taken a picture of a diagram of an arch. well, don't look at me, seems like people are taking pictures of all sorts of crazy stuff these days. turns out that if your are taking the picture, that's manufacturing. if you are sending the picture, that's distributing. and, if she is under 18, that's called child pornography. crazy, indeed. i'd much rather look at force diagrams, but both pictures might make you think of falling churches.in other news, related only in the sense that it also involves engineering, the new insight looks freaking cool. don't believe me? seems like you'd be in the minority.
peace,
ko
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