A TikToker has revealed why one of the scariest looking bridges in the world is just an optical illusion. Watch video below:
The Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan is the third largest of its kind in the world and rises sharply so ships can pass underneath.
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Whilst spanning one mile across Lake Nakaumi, the concrete road bridge links up the cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato.
The video was uploaded on TikTok by, @hecticnick, and the post went viral, receiving a mega 10.5 million views and over one million likes.
The clip begins with @hecticnick explaining his theory.
He said: "This bridge in Japan is not what you think it is.
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"When viewed from far away it looks impossibly steep, almost like it's a giant cliff and there's no way cars could really be driving across it."
The TikToker then zooms in on the bridge and completely debunks the myth.
He adds: "Once it's viewed up close, you'll see, although it's steep, it's not some giant cliff."
Those in the comments section were obviously keep to weigh in with their thoughts.
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One user wrote: "Looks more like a rollercoaster than a bridge."
Whilst another added: "Everyone gangster till we turn roads into rollercoasters."
A final user concluded: "The cars coming down look the way they would in a Gameboy game."
It's hard to argue with any of the comments there.
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At least the Japanese bridge doesn't seem as dangerous as one might have originally thought.
I can't say the same for a bridge in China, which is said to one of the World's largest bridges made up of glass - it's 755 Ft high.
Some of us find it bad enough climbing up a ladder to get change a lightbulb - let alone tackle a massive bridge with a glass floor that 'sways a little'.
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This particular bridge, which has just opened in China, is a glass-bottomed suspension bridge that's 1,601ft (487m) long, making it the longest glass bridge in the world. It's 191ft (58m) longer than the previous record-holding bridge, which is also in China.
Suspended between two cliffs in the Hongyagu Scenic Area in Hebei Province, the bridge is also 755ft (230m) high - that's roughly the height of a 66-storey building.
In short, it's bloody HIGH.
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