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Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by Animats on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @11:53PM (#24501030)
That's how it's done now.[1] But seeing wear on a hook is tough even with high resolution photos, because the wear is between hook and eye and doesn't show clearly until the setup is disassembled.

[1] https://youtu.be/7-JTqwUyD5o

Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by dv_dt on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:32AM (#24501518)
Did you look at the photos of the hook, it should be visible to a proper inspection. That marketing video of inspections is either picked for nice panning shots, or is simply inadequate operation to make it look like they can inspect faster than they should to be effective.
Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by ClumsyPilot on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:50AM (#24503946)
Where a park can't be verified, its replaced regularly.

Replacing them every 30 years won't bancrupt anyone.

Re:This electrical transmission tower has a problem by andromeduck on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:06AM (#24503583)
Can't you just infer it by how much of the original eye is unoccupied?