Gondola cable snaps

[Norseman]

No, all hurricanes pass through Raleigh.

[Harry]

Moron

https://globalnews.ca/video/5871999/...x-during-storm

WOOOOSH !!!!


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[Bunion 2020]

Can anyone account for all the Military Jets that may have been operating in the area?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/l...-a8184771.html

[Angle Parking]

Can anyone account for all the Military Jets that may have been operating in the area?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/l...-a8184771.html

Totally forgot abut that. Thanks for the link

[pureantigravity]

Just before the crane in Halifax, um err I mean Raleigh, fell down.

[Shred Baron]

Tower cranes are supposed to be able to “weather-vain “ in the wind, otherwise they get a huge side load and collapse. But obviously in a hurricane they might collapse anyway.


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[pureantigravity]

Tower cranes are supposed to be able to “weather-vain “ in the wind, otherwise they get a huge side load and collapse. But obviously in a hurricane they might collapse anyway.

Obviously it weather-vaned in vain.

[SB]

https://liftblog.com/2019/09/09/sea-...covery-update/

[bennymac]

imgur.com/ClrZT1b.gifv

cool gif of what happens with a little handheld tool and a big structure

[nickinbc]

“Our technical failure analysis has concluded that the haul rope wires were substantially cut while under tension,” Jeff Coleman of Technical Safety BC said in a statement.

“Once a sufficient number of wire strands had been cut, the remaining rope segment yielded under the tension from the non-operating gondola.”

The cut, according to the regulator, was somewhere in the top third or quarter of the gondola route.

The agency said tests found no evidence that the wire haul rope was defective. It also concluded a part of the cable that was previously damaged was not involved in the collapse.

The report also concluded a likely instrument used to cut the cable, however the information was redacted.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5918786/s...le-cut-report/

[cat in january]

Not thermite

[Vt-Freeheel]

Nor wind!

[Rock Knocker]

Lasers?

[ThreeRidges]

On sharks

[bennymac]

acidic bird shit

[t.odd]

the damaged cabins are being stored a couple blocks down the street, they're loading them up on trailers today...some are totally smashed and flat, others look relatively undamaged, comparatively...

[summit]

genetically engineered squirrels with implanted diamond teeth

clearly

[Hacksaw]

My question is, can they use the current cable and just resplice it with a new section or do they have to get a whole new cable?

[Vt-Freeheel]

NO!!!!!

It's not the best thing to add a section as then you would have two splice points. Also partially snapped when they cut into it. New cable on it's way from Europe.

[billyk]

My question is, can they use the current cable and just resplice it with a new section or do they have to get a whole new cable?

They are getting a new cable. It would probably work if they just spliced it, but there are likely regulations that prevent that, and it would be a PR nightmare.

[t.odd]

apparently the new haul cable is a month or so out from delivery, I'd imagine the cabins a few months after that

[billyk]

NO!!!!!

It's too short to splice for one thing and also partially snapped when they cut into it. New cable on it's way from Europe.

They could probably get it to work physically by cutting out the bad section and adding in a long enough piece so there were three splices in the cable, but that would be a PR headache, and probably not allowed anyway.

[AK47bp]

“Our technical failure analysis has concluded that the haul rope wires were substantially cut while under tension,” Jeff Coleman of Technical Safety BC said in a statement.

“Once a sufficient number of wire strands had been cut, the remaining rope segment yielded under the tension from the non-operating gondola.”

The cut, according to the regulator, was somewhere in the top third or quarter of the gondola route.

The agency said tests found no evidence that the wire haul rope was defective. It also concluded a part of the cable that was previously damaged was not involved in the collapse.

The report also concluded a likely instrument used to cut the cable, however the information was redacted.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5918786/s...le-cut-report/

Yea that’s great and all but what does Pure Gravity have to say?

Once he clears it we can finally close the case here.


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[snoqpass]

They could probably get it to work physically by cutting out the bad section and adding in a long enough piece so there were three splices in the cable, but that would be a PR headache, and probably not allowed anyway.

It would probably go against any industry standard regarding aerial tramway ropes

[bennymac]

whoa whoa whoa wait a second

WTF is this shit? Why is this being overlooked? Why did the RCMP jump to the conclusion this rope was cut when there clearly is some sort of explosive material or foreign substance applied to corrode through the cable - it may be dispersed on the wind by terrorists. Or if may be some sort of metal eating micro-organism.