Sunday, November 18, 2007

Ancient Peruvian suspension bridges investigated by MIT students


[photo credit in article link]

This New York Times article talks about the amazing rope suspension bridges that the Peruvians had made in the Andes before the invasion of the Conquistadors. A group of MIT students worked to replicate the means by which the bridges were made, to study the properties of the structures. Very cool.
[thanks Bentley]

Enjoy your mind-blowing ancient knowledge,

Bp

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