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The end of the line for the Arecibo radio telescope
Alex Eisenhut:
Aw crap.
CJay:
Awhh hell.
Now, do we clean it all up or leave it for a few dozen generations later to re-discover
coppercone2:
drones were the only way it looks like this job could have been approached
David Hess:
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--- Quote from: David Hess on November 27, 2020, 03:42:03 pm ---The structure could collapse at any time.
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But why would it collapse at any time? I think it most probably comes down when there is some small extra stress acting on it like a gust of wind. So if it survived a windy day it is unlikely to come down following calm day and that is exactly the moment repair crew should be working on it.
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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/arecibo-telescope-collapses-ending-57-year-run
LaserSteve:
Aw Crap Squared...
Rebuild It!
How many other of our great infrastructure facilities are now ticking away at failure?
Steve
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