RIP Metrodome

[dmxfury]

They play in a dome bruh......how do they have an advantage in bad weather games?It would be closed when its raining/showing really hard.......

Prior the building of the dome....when the Vikings went to all these Super Bowls?  Remember that? 

 

[Humbled]

Originally Posted by pr0phecy718

Originally Posted by WhatsLosinLike

MAN I wish that would have happened during a game

 

[Humbled]

Originally Posted by pr0phecy718

Originally Posted by WhatsLosinLike

MAN I wish that would have happened during a game

 

[bruza]

Originally Posted by NikeTalker23

Who the hell designed this stadium? Bad engineering ftl.
Their supposed to design things with worst case scenarios in mind.

They know that much snow is possible and yet they put a fabric roof on it? It makes no sense.

Are you an engineer??  Probably not

I'm not from MN but someone else here said they haven't gotten that much snow since the 60's.  Sure there are factors of safety and whatnot when designing buildings but it's only common practice to design for a "reasonable" worse case scenario.  Economics and risk are taken into account.  Sure they could've designed the dome to hold that much snow but what is the likelihood of that happening? 
  

 

[bruza]

Originally Posted by NikeTalker23

Who the hell designed this stadium? Bad engineering ftl.
Their supposed to design things with worst case scenarios in mind.

They know that much snow is possible and yet they put a fabric roof on it? It makes no sense.

Are you an engineer??  Probably not

I'm not from MN but someone else here said they haven't gotten that much snow since the 60's.  Sure there are factors of safety and whatnot when designing buildings but it's only common practice to design for a "reasonable" worse case scenario.  Economics and risk are taken into account.  Sure they could've designed the dome to hold that much snow but what is the likelihood of that happening? 
  

 

[youngcfromthad]

well at least i will get to see a monday night football game in detroit with 2 good teams playing.

 

[youngcfromthad]

well at least i will get to see a monday night football game in detroit with 2 good teams playing.

 

[jpzx]

100% agree with what Bruza said.

 

[jpzx]

100% agree with what Bruza said.

 

[nikepennyiv]

I'm excited for the game in Detroit tomorrow night, tickets are free so I'll be heading to Ford Field in the morning to pick some up.

 

[nikepennyiv]

I'm excited for the game in Detroit tomorrow night, tickets are free so I'll be heading to Ford Field in the morning to pick some up.

 

[niketalker23]

Originally Posted by bruza

Originally Posted by NikeTalker23

Who the hell designed this stadium? Bad engineering ftl.
Their supposed to design things with worst case scenarios in mind.

They know that much snow is possible and yet they put a fabric roof on it? It makes no sense.

Are you an engineer??  Probably not

I'm not from MN but someone else here said they haven't gotten that much snow since the 60's.  Sure there are factors of safety and whatnot when designing buildings but it's only common practice to design for a "reasonable" worse case scenario.  Economics and risk are taken into account.  Sure they could've designed the dome to hold that much snow but what is the likelihood of that happening? 
  

Sorry but when you build something you have to take worst case scenario in mind. Believe it or not the twin towers were built to withstand an airplane crashing into them, even though that's not a "reasonable" worst case scenario. If that much snow has fallen there once before what made them think it wouldn't happen again? Did they just hope that much snow wouldn't fall again? It's a horrible mistake by the people who built this thing.

 

[niketalker23]

Originally Posted by bruza

Originally Posted by NikeTalker23

Who the hell designed this stadium? Bad engineering ftl.
Their supposed to design things with worst case scenarios in mind.

They know that much snow is possible and yet they put a fabric roof on it? It makes no sense.

Are you an engineer??  Probably not

I'm not from MN but someone else here said they haven't gotten that much snow since the 60's.  Sure there are factors of safety and whatnot when designing buildings but it's only common practice to design for a "reasonable" worse case scenario.  Economics and risk are taken into account.  Sure they could've designed the dome to hold that much snow but what is the likelihood of that happening? 
  

Sorry but when you build something you have to take worst case scenario in mind. Believe it or not the twin towers were built to withstand an airplane crashing into them, even though that's not a "reasonable" worst case scenario. If that much snow has fallen there once before what made them think it wouldn't happen again? Did they just hope that much snow wouldn't fall again? It's a horrible mistake by the people who built this thing.

 

[dland24]

Originally Posted by WhatsLosinLike

MAN I wish that would have happened during a game

You are not unlike an idiot.  

 

[dland24]

Originally Posted by WhatsLosinLike

MAN I wish that would have happened during a game

You are not unlike an idiot.  

 

[acidicality]

I'm with Bruza. I'm an engineer myself and that stuff does make a difference. You can make a factor of safety of let's say 10, but that would be incredibly unreasonable economically, so you do have to make compromises.

 

[acidicality]

I'm with Bruza. I'm an engineer myself and that stuff does make a difference. You can make a factor of safety of let's say 10, but that would be incredibly unreasonable economically, so you do have to make compromises.

 

[niketalker23]

Originally Posted by acidicality

I'm with Bruza. I'm an engineer myself and that stuff does make a difference. You can make a factor of safety of let's say 10, but that would be incredibly unreasonable economically, so you do have to make compromises.

That's a big compromise to make. You make compromises elsewhere but not on the damn roof when they know how much it snows. 

 

[niketalker23]

Originally Posted by acidicality

I'm with Bruza. I'm an engineer myself and that stuff does make a difference. You can make a factor of safety of let's say 10, but that would be incredibly unreasonable economically, so you do have to make compromises.

That's a big compromise to make. You make compromises elsewhere but not on the damn roof when they know how much it snows. 

 

[jj1223]

will be in attendance tomorrow hating on Favre 100% and rooting for all my fantasy players 

 

[jj1223]

will be in attendance tomorrow hating on Favre 100% and rooting for all my fantasy players 

 

[cragmatic]

I work til 5 tomorrow and it's about 3 hours to Detroit... not really worth it.

 

[cragmatic]

I work til 5 tomorrow and it's about 3 hours to Detroit... not really worth it.

 

[throwedindagame]

Inflatable roof would have worked somewhere where it doesn't freaking snow 2 ft.

Engineering FAIL.

 

[throwedindagame]

Inflatable roof would have worked somewhere where it doesn't freaking snow 2 ft.

Engineering FAIL.