Zuriz@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoA matter of patiencesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down15
arrow-up1244arrow-down1imageA matter of patiencesh.itjust.worksZuriz@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoIt was a giant cascade of implosions. More than half of the tubes (7000+ tubes) imploded. One popped which caused a shockwave which in turn imploded its neighbors which popped and set off their neighbors…
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSomething like $30 million to replace them all. They put some plastic covers over the new ones to try and prevent it from happening again.
It was a giant cascade of implosions. More than half of the tubes (7000+ tubes) imploded. One popped which caused a shockwave which in turn imploded its neighbors which popped and set off their neighbors…
Oof that sounds expensive…
Something like $30 million to replace them all. They put some plastic covers over the new ones to try and prevent it from happening again.