If you follow the news you might have gathered that there have been a few more suicides than statistically expected over the past weeks here at Cornell. While there are plenty of ways to get yourself killed, suicidees around town seem to prefer jumping of high bridges and having gravity and impact loads do the job. As a result, all our beautiful bridges now get funky barbed wire fence installed. Why is that so? Basically, the idea is that with this new fence in place it is for the first time realistically possible to jump with spectators. If you see someone on the side of the bridge, instead of trying to grab them you are now doomed to watch them do what they are doing. Great job, thanks for that improvement.
worst thing ever.