When driving on the upper level of the Bay Bridge, westbound from Oakland to San Francisco, you
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When driving on the upper level of the Bay Bridge, westbound from Oakland to San Francisco, you can easily pick up a number of radio stations on your car radio. But when driving eastbound on the lower level of the bridge, which has steel girders on either side to support the upper level, the radio reception is much worse. Why is there a difference?
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University Physics with Modern Physics
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