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Arecibo Observatory Collapse with drone footage
#Arecibo #observatory #catastrophic_failure #national_science_foundation #2020
Dec 3, 2020 6:00 PM
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#Arecibo #observatory #catastrophic_failure #national_science_foundation #2020
derzoomer
Rest in Pieces
stercusmoriturussum
That won't buff out.
MoarCatsPleez
https://youtu.be/6HFkF8904Uw
kleverbluejones
ZeitGeist444
Wow... How sad
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Source: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/arecibo/
tinyFiretruck
Oh man... that is sad.
OlympicFail
A tragic day for science
JohnDillerman
At least it was planned, and this way no one was hurt.
SteveMND
None of this was planned. The dish was still in operation until an accident in August, and from there it was just a domino effect. They /1
SteveMND
2/ still had hopes to be able to repair things until a another cable snapped last month, after which things were just too far gone.
JohnDillerman
Okay I guess I meant anticipated, rather than planned. No one was there because they knew it was precarious, so the facility had been evac
JohnDillerman
-uated. It was announced that it was planned to be decommissioned last month after the cable mishap.
SteveMND
True, anticipated. However, there were still a few people still at the site when the beams/structure fell; no injuries, however! /1