Actually, when I was in the navy, (1971-1975), it was....There's a right way
and the navy way...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Lancaster [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 11:57 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Bridges Collapsing
>
> Which reminds me of what we used to say in the Navy:  There is the Right
> Way, the Wrong Way and the Navy Way!
>
> Bill
>
> At 11:46 AM 12/17/1999 -0800, Michael D. Hensley wrote:
> > >From The FAQ: http://www.urbanlegends.com
> >
> >T. Soldiers break step when marching over bridges (trivially observed).
> >
> >U. Bridge falls down if soldiers don't break step when marching over.
> >
> >Fb. Bridge falls down due to resonance if soldiers don't break step
> >marching over.
> >Broughton suspension bridge, England, 14 April 1831, fell under soldiers
> >march, but
> >prob just overloaded, not resonating. Mark Brader posted Times story!
> >
> >F. Otherwise sound bridge falls down if soldiers don't break step
> marching
> >over.
> >(There have been no documented instances of this)
> >
> >Notes:
> >
> >T means "100% scientific truth"
> >U means "unanswered and may be unanswerable"
> >Fb means "believed false, but not conclusively proven"
> >F means "100% falsehood"
> >
> >
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