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Re:Failure Analysis of the Arecibo 305 Meter Telescope Collapse by madaxe_again on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @04:02PM (#42055138)
The paper posits that it’s due to low frequency electromagnetic induction in the tethers from the observatory operations, which is a pretty unique environmental factor.
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Re:Failure Analysis of the Arecibo 305 Meter Telescope Collapse by hinkley on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @06:12PM (#42056017)
Oooh.

Active galvanic action will ruin your day.

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Re:Failure Analysis of the Arecibo 305 Meter Telescope Collapse by madaxe_again on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:00AM (#42057972)
Not galvanic action, apparently, but rather a sort of phase creep within the zinc as a result of putting some of it in an excitation state. They aren’t sure though, as there hasn’t been much research on the topic.
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