So fucking hot out today the roads are warping

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It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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just seeing the road warp like that and the sidewalk explode would be scary
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There was something weird about that road already.

But this is still pretty nuts.
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Car just got caught in a stand battle lol
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Little car took that jump pretty well I must say.
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it's a good thing there's video because their insurance companies would probably never believe this.
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boxoto posted...
just seeing the road warp like that and the sidewalk explode would be scary
Yea. I'm not used to stuff like that. I don't think I have ever lived south enough to experience that kind of heat. That would be so insane to witness in person
I hope the driver had time to yell out "Yee haw!"
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So the end is definitely near, right? The fucking ground is exploding.
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thronedfire2 posted...
it's a good thing there's video because their insurance companies would probably never believe this.
How did you blow your suspension?
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masterpug53 posted...
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that's because of the heat
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*road warps*

Yeeeeeeeeehaw
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divot1338 posted...
"Man, I'll tell you, the day they passed out good luck, old Bo and Luke must've been fishing"

*road warps*

Yeeeeeeeeehaw

lmao
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That car definitely got fucked up a bit, poor driver didn't even have time to react to slow down. So do they sue the city for this or what.
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Asherlee10 posted...
Coincidentally, my spouse's parents live in that city.

@Leanaunfurled might find this interesting
I heard about this earlier today! I was baffled when I heard/saw it, it's insane! That particular road is smooth to drive on, but if it had anything funky going on under the hood that could be something else.
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Leanaunfurled posted...
I heard about this earlier today! I was baffled when I heard/saw it, it's insane! That particular road is smooth to drive on, but if it had anything funky going on under the hood that could be something else.
The road was already partially warped and was being looked at for repairs. The heat just finished the job.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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Thats ridiculous
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I checked to see if this was real and not some AI generated thing and it actually did happen. Here's a local news report about it:
https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/06/24/community-reacts-road-buckling-cape-girardeau/

Crazy. I didn't know a road could just suddenly buckle like that under extreme heat.
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Damn, our infastructure is already deteriorating and now as it gets hotter every year we're going to have to worry about our extensive road network buckling underneath us.
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Is that particular stretch of road long/straight? Basically roads have expansion/control joints in them where they are cut so that they can expand with the temperature, but the joints can fill with dirt that gets compacted over time. The amount of growth it undergoes from a temperature is a function of the length of the run and the change in temperature, so if you have a very long straight run that growth from temperature change can reach pretty significant amounts, and with no functioning expansion joints can impose a huge compressive force through the slab. Its only real option to make room for that extra length is then to buckle, which tends to be an instant failure mode and not really a gradual thing.

[edit] its been a while since I have done any real road/bridge design, but same basic principal as street creep which is something we end up dealing with every once in a while. Basically, you don't want to have your driveway parallel to a long straight road and coming off the end of it because a lot of cities aren't great with maintenance (or technically responsible depending on HOA stuff), and often times an even easier failure method is that instead of buckling it can just push someone's driveway into their garage slab and then push their garage slab through the back of their garage. That does at least tend to be a more gradual failure than the video here.
shadow_dreamer posted...
Is that particular stretch of road long/straight? Basically roads have expansion/control joints in them where they are cut so that they can expand with the temperature, but the joints can fill with dirt that gets compacted over time. The amount of growth it undergoes from a temperature is a function of the length of the run and the change in temperature, so if you have a very long straight run that growth from temperature change can reach pretty significant amounts, and with no functioning expansion joints can impose a huge compressive force through the slab. Its only real option to make room for that extra length is then to buckle, which tends to be an instant failure mode and not really a gradual thing.

My loose understanding of what happened was:

  • The road had already been damaged previously
  • Water had snuck in underneath the damaged portion
  • There was incredible pressure on the road from the thermal expansion
  • The heated water under the road pushed upwards causing it to break


It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
Asherlee10 posted...
My wife said that looks like Kings Hwy by the Ford dealership? That clip showed up on Austin news this morning too lol
Nah that looks like Siemers Dr in front of Honda, the road that's also in front of Petco/Sonic/the movie theater/main Wal-Mart.
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Tyranthraxus posted...
My loose understanding of what happened was:

* The road had already been damaged previously
* Water had snuck in underneath the damaged portion
* There was incredible pressure on the road from the thermal expansion
* The heated water under the road pushed upwards causing it to break

Yeah it's how earthquakes and fissures happen. Nature can be quite crazy indeed.
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Portable... like a window unit?
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Portable... like a window unit?

Yeah with wheels. Has a big tube that hooks up to the window. But I can take it out and move it if need be.
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