TITLE:        Why Soldiers Break Formation When Crossing Bridges 🌉
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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Why would marching soldiers always stop and [music] walk out of step when

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FULL SCRIPT:
Why would marching soldiers always stop and [music] walk out of step when crossing bridges? You see, in 1831 when crossing the Broughton suspension bridge in England, soldiers marched in perfect formation without breaking step, but their synchronized footsteps created a resonance frequency that caused the bridge to violently collapse, throwing soldiers into the icy river below. That's why soldiers are commanded to break stride even when crossing modern bridges today.

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[000.00] Why would marching soldiers always stop
[001.96] and [music] walk out of step when
[003.16] crossing bridges? You see, in 1831 when
[005.88] crossing the Broughton suspension bridge
[007.56] in England, soldiers marched in perfect
[009.60] formation without breaking step, but
[011.44] their synchronized footsteps created a
[013.04] resonance frequency that caused the
[014.52] bridge to violently collapse, throwing
[016.44] soldiers into the icy river below.
[018.44] That's why soldiers are commanded to
[019.92] break stride even when crossing modern
[021.84] bridges today.
