Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[xonhulu]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Start with dropping the negative attitude: instead of a Cantilever, maybe try building a Canilever.

[Scott5114]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Make it a quadruple cantilever. More cantilevers can't hurt.

[formulanone]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Start with dropping the negative attitude: instead of a Cantilever, maybe build a Canilever.

Does that mean a low inoperative draw bridge is called a Cantopener Bridge...?

[vdeane]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Explosives (demolish and replace with nothing)

[Big John]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Install new piers so they would no longer be cantilevered.

[ModernDayWarrior]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Replace it with a tunnel. It's the only way to keep it safe.

[Henry]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Replace it with a tunnel. It's the only way to keep it safe.

In fact, move the whole thing underground! Boston got itself a Big Dig, and NYC should too.

[TheCatalyst31]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Replace it with a pedestrian mall.

[cockroachking]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Let it fall down and then transport vehicles over the rubble using helicopters with graphing hooks.

[freebrickproductions]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Extend it to Canada, specifically Québec.

[pderocco]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

All they need is a good earthquake, and it can go the way of the Embarcadero Freeway.

[Scott5114]

All they need is a good earthquake, and it can go the way of the Embarcadero Freeway.

Which raises a good question...

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

[freebrickproductions]

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

Why not?

[PColumbus73]

All they need is a good earthquake, and it can go the way of the Embarcadero Freeway.

Which raises a good question...

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

It was hurting their view of the beautiful city of Oakland

[1995hoo]

....

Which raises a good question...

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

Cat owners didn't like having it named, in part, after a sound associated with dogs.

[vdeane]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Replace it with a tunnel. It's the only way to keep it safe.

In fact, move the whole thing underground! Boston got itself a Big Dig, and NYC should too.

That was an actual NYSDOT proposal at one time.

[kphoger]

11/6/25:

How would you fix the BQE Triple Cantilever in New York?

Replace it with a tunnel. It's the only way to keep it safe.

In fact, move the whole thing underground! Boston got itself a Big Dig, and NYC should too.

Move all of NYC underground.

[kphoger]

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

The petition was poorly worded.  Most respondents actually supported reopening the Embarcadero, but too many mistakenly supported its demolition due to the confusing verbiage.

[kurumi]

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

The petition was poorly worded.  Most respondents actually supported reopening the Embarcadero, but too many mistakenly supported its demolition due to the confusing verbiage.

OMG I remember that ballot.

Proposition 480

Do not vote "No" unless you do not oppose the prohibition of the stop order to cancel the non-continuance of the planned halt of non-preservation of the Embarcadero Freeway
( ) No
( ) Cancel

[freebrickproductions]

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

The concrete was meant to be recycled by shipping it across the country so an I-366 could be built in Virginia with an 85 MPH speed limit.

[Scott5114]

OMG I remember that ballot.

Proposition 480

Do not vote "No" unless you do not oppose the prohibition of the stop order to cancel the non-continuance of the planned halt of non-preservation of the Embarcadero Freeway
( ) No
( ) Cancel

Which was an improvement on the first draft returned by the secretary of state, which had the following options:

( ) Abort
( ) Retry
( ) Ignore
( ) None Of These Candidates

[kkt]

All they need is a good earthquake, and it can go the way of the Embarcadero Freeway.

Which raises a good question...

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

The people in the other neighborhoods of San Francisco were jealous of the great views you could get driving on the Embarcadero Freeway.

[Sapphuby]

All they need is a good earthquake, and it can go the way of the Embarcadero Freeway.

Which raises a good question...

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

Maritime captains were too worried about cars using it as a slingshot to "embark" on a voyage and slamming into their ships, so they lobbied to have it torn down so cars would be forced to use actual boat ramps.

[Henry]

2025-11-07:
Aside from the earthquake, why did San Francisco want the Embarcadero Freeway torn down?

S.F. could've done it way before then, but they were just too stingy to actually do it, so they waited for Mother Nature to do it for them. Across the bay, Oakland also wanted I-880 torn down, but they were too broke to do it, so they waited until Mother Nature did it herself. Unfortunately for baseball fans, that came during the World Series, and Giants fans still can't get over how they were swept by the same team that is now squatting in Sacramento before moving on to Las Vegas.

[kphoger]

Proposition 480

Thank you.  You took my idea and made it better worse.

Which was an improvement on the first draft returned by the secretary of state, which had the following options:

( ) Abort
( ) Retry
( ) Ignore
( ) None Of These Candidates

Not ready driving freeway E.
Abort, Retry, Fail?