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Urban legendThere is an urban legend that a manatee lives in the lake. The Manhattan Mercury has reported on the legend, and a Facebook group exists for the Tuttle Creek Sea Cow.[5]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuttle_Creek_Lake#Urban_legend
Quote from: rick daris on October 24, 2013, 09:08:43 AMinteresting tuttle creek factoid #2-popular mid 1990's highschool party places included-goofy, the rocks, red bridge and shelter four. in that order.i'm not even ready to buy into factoid #1 yet.
interesting tuttle creek factoid #2-popular mid 1990's highschool party places included-goofy, the rocks, red bridge and shelter four. in that order.
Quote from: puniraptor on October 24, 2013, 09:14:13 AMQuote from: rick daris on October 24, 2013, 09:08:43 AMinteresting tuttle creek factoid #2-popular mid 1990's highschool party places included-goofy, the rocks, red bridge and shelter four. in that order.i'm not even ready to buy into factoid #1 yet.i mean, i'm sure to some dork engineer or other hayseed dork calculator guy it makes sense. but to your normal, smart, good dressing and socially adjusted person, they look at the picture below and go "hmmmm. bet they piled a bunch of dirt up and then built a road across it". they would be wrong though. big bridge first and then filled under and around with dirt.
Quote from: rick daris on October 24, 2013, 09:54:44 AMQuote from: puniraptor on October 24, 2013, 09:14:13 AMQuote from: rick daris on October 24, 2013, 09:08:43 AMinteresting tuttle creek factoid #2-popular mid 1990's highschool party places included-goofy, the rocks, red bridge and shelter four. in that order.i'm not even ready to buy into factoid #1 yet.i mean, i'm sure to some dork engineer or other hayseed dork calculator guy it makes sense. but to your normal, smart, good dressing and socially adjusted person, they look at the picture below and go "hmmmm. bet they piled a bunch of dirt up and then built a road across it". they would be wrong though. big bridge first and then filled under and around with dirt. Link?
Too bad there isn't a link posted in this thread with a couple pictures of the dam construction.
Quote from: ksu_FAN on October 24, 2013, 10:05:50 AMthats the north end bridge by olsburg / new randolph
i mean, i'm sure to some dork engineer or other hayseed dork calculator guy it makes sense. but to your normal, smart, good dressing and socially adjusted person, they look at the picture below and go "hmmmm. bet they piled a bunch of dirt up and then built a road across it". they would be wrong though. big bridge first and then filled under and around with dirt.
Quote from: GoodForAnother on October 24, 2013, 09:20:15 AMUrban legendThere is an urban legend that a manatee lives in the lake. The Manhattan Mercury has reported on the legend, and a Facebook group exists for the Tuttle Creek Sea Cow.[5]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuttle_Creek_Lake#Urban_legend
hmmmm. i suppose a slightly inebriated @18 yr old daris might have mistaken one bridge for another, but i still think i might be right. also, thtuc seems to agree with me (i think) but you seem to not. 10 pace protractor and graphing calculater draw at noon?
Quote from: steve dave on October 24, 2013, 09:37:31 AMQuote from: GoodForAnother on October 24, 2013, 09:20:15 AMUrban legendThere is an urban legend that a manatee lives in the lake. The Manhattan Mercury has reported on the legend, and a Facebook group exists for the Tuttle Creek Sea Cow.[5]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuttle_Creek_Lake#Urban_legend we found our purple cowalso didn't they find some other stuff in tuttle maybe shark teeth or something like that? could be making this up in my head or someone messing with a young y-l_a
To be fair to rd, I can see how the Randolph Bridge could be mistaken for "big bridge first and then filled under and around with dirt" based on the above pic.
Quote from: yoga-like_abana on October 24, 2013, 10:11:48 AMQuote from: steve dave on October 24, 2013, 09:37:31 AMQuote from: GoodForAnother on October 24, 2013, 09:20:15 AMUrban legendThere is an urban legend that a manatee lives in the lake. The Manhattan Mercury has reported on the legend, and a Facebook group exists for the Tuttle Creek Sea Cow.[5]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuttle_Creek_Lake#Urban_legend we found our purple cowalso didn't they find some other stuff in tuttle maybe shark teeth or something like that? could be making this up in my head or someone messing with a young y-l_abig catfish.