Officials fired water at the Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, to cool it down.

Third Avenue Bridge, which connects New York’s the Bronx to Manhattan, got stuck in an open position due to the high heat on Monday.

FDNY officers arrived in boats and fired water at the structure to try and cool down the metal, which expanded after high temperatures in the city, officials say.

The incident caused major traffic delays during one of the hottest days of the year in New York but reopened on the same day.

  • @waz
    5•1 month ago

    the Earth is not supposed to

    I don’t think we get to say what the earth is “supposed to” do.

    For most of the earths existence it wouldn’t be possible for humans to exist. I don’t think it really gives a shit about a bridge we built.

    • Flying Squid
      -5•1 month ago

      You’re denying humans are causing climate change, aren’t you?

      • @waz
        6•1 month ago

        Changing topics. Good strategy.

        Not even a little bit. I fully believe humans are causing climate change. It is going to make life as we know it on this planet completely different in the very near future.

        I still think the planet itself doesn’t give a shit, and claiming there is a way it is “supposed to be” is pretty narrow minded.

        • Flying Squid
          -2•1 month ago

          Changing topics? The comment you replied to was literally about humans causing climate change.

          So no, I wasn’t changing topics.

          But you’re right, the planet is a big ball of iron and doesn’t give a shit. I was using what we call on this iron ball “figurative language” in order to explain why this is bad for our species.

          Here is a resource to help you with this concept we Earth humans came up with thousands of years ago: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-figurative-language-learn-about-10-types-of-figurative-language-with-examples

          • @waz
            1•1 month ago

            I think we agree on most of the points here, and now we’re just getting defensive about tone, and details.

            I was just trying to point out that nothing has a way it is supposed to be. There is what things are, and there is what we want. Yes you can use many of the features of our language to convince people of your opinion.

            I myself don’t like the idea of personifying the planet then imbuing it with opinions so I made the comment I did.

              • @waz
                2•1 month ago

                I am. 🙂