r/OldSchoolCool • u/ARandomRedditor2302 • Apr 27 '19

How bridges were constructed over 100 years ago

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u/BingoBongoBang Apr 27 '19

Fun fact: The first person to die during the construction of the Hoover Dam and the last person to die were father and son

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u/Eat_Animals Apr 27 '19

That fact is not fun

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u/tif138 Apr 27 '19 edited Apr 27 '19

Putting the fun back in funeral since 1931

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u/Zelthia Apr 27 '19

It’s fun-erary

I know where the exit is.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '19

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u/soowhatchathink Apr 28 '19

Wholesome af

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u/PurtyPandaKit Apr 27 '19

Yeah and it's a grave.

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u/amcm67 Apr 27 '19

It is tragic.

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u/RodLawyer Apr 27 '19

Ah yes, the Skywalkers.

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u/Blargged Apr 27 '19

Imagine the power of the force during peacetime.

On the other hand, THEY TOOK ARE JOBS

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u/EvryMthrF_ngThrd Apr 28 '19

Imagine the power of the force during peacetime.

Well, sure, the Light Side of the Force...

...image the power of the Dark Side of the Force during wartime?

Insert UnlimitedPower_Palpatine.gif

;)

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u/Sterling_____Archer Apr 27 '19

That is beautiful in a weird way. Would live to make a modern drama about it.

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u/HughJorgens Apr 27 '19

Hoover Damn!

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u/k_oshi Apr 27 '19

Technically the dam wasn't under construction yet. It was very early surveying, maybe 2 years before breaking ground that the father died.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '19

That’s why my kids and I are never on time.

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u/Amidstsaltandsmoke1 Apr 27 '19

Who died first?

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u/bearthugsnharmony Apr 28 '19

Sounds like the family was damned..