On the bright side, Dan hasn't posted on his blog in a week. On the dark side, the same commenter that knew the temperature of Venus is always 462 degrees Fahrenheit everywhere at all times left this about the Golden Gate Bridge:
Most of the steel came from Pittsburgh, so that's why the Steelers are doing well.
How about *NONE* of the steel came from Pittsburgh.
From goldengatebridge.org, the steel was made by Bethlehem Steel in plants in Trenton NJ, Maryland, and the Pa. cities of Bethlehem, Pottstown and Steelton.
Here's the way bridges actually get built. Try to follow the logic if you can. Bridges are handy for crossing things that are hard to get across by foot, horse or vehicle. Bridges are made of "stuff". Steel is "stuff", and pretty rugged stuff. Lots of bridges have steel. Lots of money can
be made if you make steel that people want to use in your bridges. Not every steel manufacturer comes from Pittsburgh.
Bethlehem steel was/is a big name in the steel industry. They were #2 in the US and largest ship builder in the US. ( Ships are also made of "stuff" to get across obstacles.). Bethlehem is a butt load closer to Philadelphia than Pittsburgh. Pottstown a bit closer to Pittsburgh, but still at least a half butt load away. Steelton is closer yet, but still closer to Philly.
It would have been more appropriate to have this riveting (get it?!) fact be about Philadelphia or even the Jets based on where the steel came from. But here's the way gematria logic works:
If I know that it really came from Bethlehem I don't care about Philadelphia, because the Steelers have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl than a Wentz-less (Hmmm...Bethlehem, Good king Wenceslas...that must mean something.) Eagles team. Pittsburgh is the Steel city. Yeah steel must always come from Pittsburgh or nobody will notice that I just threw out something that sounds good, but is just one dead wrong.
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