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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:28 PM Oct 2012

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Anyone know How the Statue Of Liberty is doing after the storm? Any damage?

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Anyone know How the Statue Of Liberty is doing after the storm? Any damage? (Original Post) diabeticman Oct 2012 OP

Wow. Good question. randome Oct 2012 #1

Look For Yourself... KharmaTrain Oct 2012 #2

Isn't most of the damage in NYC due to flooding and not because of wind? FSogol Oct 2012 #3

Well . . . markpkessinger Oct 2012 #5

I'm no engineer... defacto7 Oct 2012 #4

randome

(34,845 posts)

1. Wow. Good question.

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:29 PM

Oct 2012

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)

2. Look For Yourself...

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:30 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/?cam=liberty_torch

FSogol

(45,524 posts)

3. Isn't most of the damage in NYC due to flooding and not because of wind?

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:30 PM

Oct 2012

The Statue on that huge pedestal is probably well protected from floods.

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)

5. Well . . .

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:49 PM

Oct 2012

A collapsed crane is still dangling 90 stories above the street at 57th & 7th in Manhattan. The facade of a building in Chelsea just fell off, such that it now looks like one of those doll houses that lack a rear wall. There are THOUSANDS of trees down in all five boroughs, and falling trees have killed several people. Nope, no significant wind to speak of! </snark>

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

4. I'm no engineer...

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:37 PM

Oct 2012

but since the refitting, I would doubt it was rebuilt the withstand less that 140 mph. Just a guess, but high winds would probably be a priority.

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