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The end of the line for the Arecibo radio telescope
MadTux:
Video on how it collapsed:
https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2020/12/03/36fa6ec3c3b41f57.mp4
coppercone2:
well that sure is a embarrassing fail, I am not sure you want to let your projects end like that. It really should have been demolished I think. Literary infrastructure that crumbled to pieces on its own. The way it swings to the side like a wrecking ball is so bad.
MadTux:
Wire snaps:
https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2020/12/03/2ceeb5f0ae90833b.mp4
tom66:
That drone was lucky to not get taken down by that snapping cable.
Really interesting to see an up close of a structural failure like this. The cable gives a bit and then total failure and it's all over.
Sal Ammoniac:
More video of the collapse:
http://players.brightcove.net/679256133001/EkLWnGuil_default/index.html?videoId=6213883083001
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