Off-Topic General Discussion - Page 704

On December 03 2013 04:30 UmberBane wrote:
Okay since you can talk about any random crap in here: I need help from a native English speaker (or someone on that level) for a short sentence. It is about a bridge:

In its closed position, the hair is oriented toward the West, ranging south in its position of maximum aperture board.

What the fuck is the "hair" of a bridge/building/structure? I'm very amateurishly trying to translate this text into German so we can work with it, but googling the meaning of hair gives only trivial answers.

On December 03 2013 04:30 UmberBane wrote:
Okay since you can talk about any random crap in here I might aswell give it a try: I need help from a native English speaker (or someone on that level) for a short sentence. It is about a bridge:

In its closed position, the hair is oriented toward the West, ranging south in its position of maximum aperture board.

What the fuck is the "hair" of a bridge/building/structure? I'm very amateurishly trying to translate this text into German so we can work with it, but googling the meaning of hair gives only trivial answers.

ps: there is a chance that the text i'm working with is simply screwed up and that something like the hair of the bridge doesn't actually exist. so if it sounds way too obscure, let me know.

On December 03 2013 04:30 UmberBane wrote:
Okay since you can talk about any random crap in here: I need help from a native English speaker (or someone on that level) for a short sentence. It is about a bridge:

In its closed position, the hair is oriented toward the West, ranging south in its position of maximum aperture board.

What the fuck is the "hair" of a bridge/building/structure? I'm very amateurishly trying to translate this text into German so we can work with it, but googling the meaning of hair gives only trivial answers.

On December 03 2013 04:30 UmberBane wrote:
Okay since you can talk about any random crap in here I might aswell give it a try: I need help from a native English speaker (or someone on that level) for a short sentence. It is about a bridge:

In its closed position, the hair is oriented toward the West, ranging south in its position of maximum aperture board.

What the fuck is the "hair" of a bridge/building/structure? I'm very amateurishly trying to translate this text into German so we can work with it, but googling the meaning of hair gives only trivial answers.

ps: there is a chance that the text i'm working with is simply screwed up and that something like the hair of the bridge doesn't actually exist. so if it sounds way too obscure, let me know.

On December 03 2013 04:36 WaveofShadow wrote:

Are you in architecture? Because I'm sure there are all sorts of crazy terms involved that don't make a lot of sense to the average English-speaking person.

A cursory glance at your post history would indicate your grasp of English is certainly good enough that I don't see how asking a 'native' speaker would help. (It's not like most 'native' speakers have a good grasp of the language themselves, as indicated by Cheep a whole bunch in this thread.)

On December 03 2013 04:42 BlackPaladin wrote:


You're talking about this bridge?:
http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Bridge_"La_Mujer"

Most likely by "hair" they're referring to the pointed needle/(hair-like?) structure that jets out from the bridge:
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On December 03 2013 04:38 Mid or Feed wrote:
Also I'm thinking I should smurf for a bit because I'm gonna waste 10k in here or mafia otherwise.

Not that I have anything good to do with it.