Hi Q: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9HOw_dzNw&fmt=18
Blame this one on my sense of humour -- and my love of the behaviour of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in a gale.
I apologize for the rather awful music. Because WMG (Warner Mega Greed) is forcing YT to strip videos of audio tracks that contain their music, the choice was to remove the video or to replace the soundtrack with authorized music that they can only give away.
This is happening all across YT and *should* earn WMG ill will. I will never purchase another WMG product, and I suggest that other disgruntled tubers BOYCOTT WMG products. Make them pay for their greedy practices!
Here are the source videos:
Flutter - Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Gallopin' Gertie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
Pioneers of Failed Flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5vPiOTN3d0
Early Flight (b&w, silent, 16mm) Vintage Films
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhdksPFhCM
Flying Down To Rio Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osCbxvFP8fM
This is so much fun to watch. Love the music by the way. :) Just love that bridge and all those hokey flying machines. :)
ozziepenguin 3 years ago
Thanks, dollink. I thought that you'd enjoy our favourite bridge!
saphistische 3 years ago
F,F,F,F,.....hilarious. I love it!
I especially like the gust of wind at 1:26.
My goodness, Tacoma Narrows Bridge is wild. Imagine driving on it while in the midst of a storm??!! Crazy... Great clips.
bluemoon093 3 years ago
Do you mean the disrobing shot? That was probably quite risqué in 1933, particularly since they'd begun to enforce the prudish-bigot codes.
"Flying" inspired me --> Flying Down to Rio --> failed flight --> Tacoma bridge in "flight".
I loved making this one.
saphistische 3 years ago
Yes that's what I meant. Great clip, and yes quite edgy for the 30's. Ha, lots of flying going on huh?! ;^]
bluemoon093 3 years ago
I actually think that it's amazing how long that bridge held together through the aeroelastic flutter.
saphistische 3 years ago