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Thread: Gondola cable snaps
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08-10-2019, 07:51 PM #26
I wasn't aware of its unpopularity. I remember reading some pessimist posts about whether it would be successful or not, but nothing that seemed out of the norm of run-of-the-mill NIMBYism. I am under the impression that it has gained broad support in the last few years. It turned into a real popular attraction. My experience was really great and I think everyone loves it, locals and tourists alike.
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08-10-2019, 07:53 PM #27Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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08-10-2019, 07:56 PM #28Registered User
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My perception of the gondolas unpopularity might be wrong. Or at least vastly overstated but i recall hearing about parking and environment related concerns.
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08-10-2019, 08:07 PM #29
To add to my theory ... I'll bet that the automated cable tensioning system only works when the system is running.
During the day, it heated up, then at night, when the system was off, it cooled down. That tension from contraction probably places more load on the cable than even the passengers during operation - assuming that the system doesn't adjust for that tension in the night.
So theory is ... Metal Fatigue, compounded by Chinesium and/or salty Howe Sound air, that finally broke during a contraction during the coldest part of the night, when the system was turned off and not automatically tensioning the rope.
Let's see how that goes ...
That or the James Bond steel toothed rope eating guy!
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08-10-2019, 08:10 PM #30
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08-10-2019, 08:11 PM #31Registered User
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Yeah but, the thing was brand new (pretty much anyway). Surely these things are engineered to withstand such forces.
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08-10-2019, 08:14 PM #32
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08-10-2019, 08:21 PM #34Registered User
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Gondola cable snaps
And the linked articles talk about loud noises etc. during the night. There appears to be coraborating evidence to the sabotage theory.
As previously mentioned by xxx-er, there is s long history of monkey wrenching in B.C. Anyone remember the whole Doukhobor saga in the West Koots.
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08-10-2019, 08:23 PM #35
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08-10-2019, 08:25 PM #36Registered User
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It was obviously done with an 85' pole like the ones those darned graffiti artists use to vandalise water towers.
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08-10-2019, 08:25 PM #37
A wire rope like that spontaneously failing like that without a weather event would be highly unusual
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08-10-2019, 08:35 PM #38
So they cut the cable because they had trouble finding a parking spot ?
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08-10-2019, 08:47 PM #39
So tough to park your gondola these days.
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08-10-2019, 08:55 PM #40
Don’t they know about the overflow parking at the Nordic center? Sheesh.
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08-10-2019, 09:00 PM #41
Could there have been a better design for the chosen location and conditions? With high winds, sea-air, a very steep unsupported section, why not built it using the same design as the Grouse gondola or the WB Peak To Peak and have weight bearing cables (tramway) separate from the haul rope?
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08-10-2019, 09:07 PM #42Registered User
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Drone w/ a torch?
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08-10-2019, 09:20 PM #43
^^^
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08-10-2019, 09:29 PM #44
Linear cutting charge.. http://www.eurenco.com/content/explo...tting-charges/
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08-10-2019, 09:49 PM #45Registered User
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Really, a torch, duct tape, and some good running shoes would suffice.
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08-10-2019, 10:03 PM #46
Gondola cable snaps
Bullshit. IBC factor of safety design on cables is 8. That cable is 8x as strong as the engineer calc’d it for. It’s not snapping because it’s cold out in September.
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08-10-2019, 10:03 PM #47
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08-10-2019, 10:56 PM #48
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08-10-2019, 11:04 PM #49Registered User
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^Yep, they're here for Crankworks.
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08-10-2019, 11:34 PM #50
Thermite?
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