This comes as a surprise to many
An investigation into the August 1, 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota revealed that the collapse was caused by a design flaw. Previously, it was thought that the bridge was properly designed and just decided to collapse one day for no reason at all.
"I am surprised at this," exclaimed Joe Patroni upon hearing about the findings. "Who would have thought that a bridge failure in the absence of adverse conditions could be the result of a poor design?"
Indeed, people did not expect that a bridge collapse could be caused by design problems. It seems that the head of the NTSB had thought it more likely that the bridge would have collapsed spontaneously. "Now that it is clear that somebody is to blame, we need to initiate the witch hunt phase of this investigation," he said in a statement. "I promise that I will find the scapegoat responsible for this and rake him over the coals by the end of this investigation."
When asked about designing and building a new bridge, he explained, "That can go on the back burner for now. We can't waste money on construction when we have yet to blame the collapse on someone. I will not tolerate construction of this bridge until we know who the scapegoat is."
When pressed for details about the design flaw, he replied, "I don't know."
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