Sunday, March 18, 2012

Viburnum

A viburnum is actually a subtropical flowering shrub which produces berry like fruits. My dictionary doesn't clarify whether these fruits are edible or deadly. Thanks to those who ventured into their creative genius to suggest invented meanings for viburnum. Guardian Etland is the winner with this concoction: The scientific term for the type of catastrophic resonance that brought down the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. When crossing a footbridge soldiers are ordered to break step to avoid such resonance developing.

2 comments:

Jeremy86903 said...

A vibernum is a warm-blooded species of snake that is active during the winter rather than the summer. It is one of the top 100 most poisonous snakes in the world, and lives in Siberia.

Guardian Etland said...

Viburnum is the scientific term for the type of catastrophic resonance that brought down the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. When crossing a footbridge soldiers are ordered to break step to avoid such resonance developing.