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Current Events » in reply to The Millau viaduct is being inaugurated today

Sounds pretty bad, if this is true.

The bridge has the optimum span between cable-stayed columns. It is delicate, transparent, and uses the minimum material, which makes it less costly to construct.

Sounds less than ideal to me. In particular, I do not like the terms "delicate" and "uses the minimum material".

I would prefer the terms "robust" and "generous margin of safety". I wonder if it will still be standing 10 years from today.

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