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    Thailand/Myanmar Earthquake: VIDEO Dramatic collapse of a high rise in Bankok

    May also want to rethink the pool on the roof thing in earthquake prone areas... https://www.facebook.com/share/r/162meVfrQj/
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    concrete plank or other alternatives for small residential parking deck over workshop

    I have a small hillside lot site that I would like to put a 30x30' building on, with machine tools on the (walkout) 1st floor and parking for 2-3 cars in an enclosed garage ABOVE. There is not room for a larger footprint. The lower level is level to the street on one side of the lot, and the...
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    Not sure of the failure mechanism, but there was a runway incursion at Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport

    Blancolirio on youtube has the details https://youtu.be/U95S6dQSga8?si=jbQUJCkGuVEB4oQv
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    2 Are Killed at Delta Maintenance Facility Near Atlanta Airport

    https://apnews.com/article/delta-explosion-kills-two-workers-atlanta-georgia-978d4a77652375968b7000c8dee0ca7f I would have thought this would be during inflation bead seating while not in a cage, but the article says it was during disassembly. Are these split rims somebody attempted to separate...
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    Thermite (?) incident

    Not my company...in any case, the coolant is filtered before it gets to the reservoir, but obviously the filtration was not 100% effective. Procedure is now to clean the reservoir tank frequently and there will be a wifi temp sensor thermocouple in the tank with alarm and text notification, and...
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    Thermite (?) incident

    I've got a friend that uses a timesaver WET belt sander/deburr machine. It has a belt followed by a scotchbrite type drum to deburr laser cut steel and aluminum parts. Below the conveyor is a filter fabric fed from a roll through a trough with a float switch. The filter fabric is advanced...
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    Ny burning crane collapse

    Filming a little too close https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1wkadWLCfL/?igsh=MXUweWJuamN5dWx6aA==
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    cushion forklift steer tire detached from integral rim

    I did consider epoxy, I may still use that. The fit between the wheel and tire is not super tight, in fact I will be able to easily mount the tire with a large rubber mallet, no press needed, in less than 30 seconds so I don't think curing will be an issue. If I use a relatively thin epoxy I...
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    cushion forklift steer tire detached from integral rim

    I have a forklift with cushion type tires, which are solid urethane rubber bonded to a steel ring. The steel ring/tire assembly is normally pressed on to the wheel; the ring/wheel assembly is intact. The tire has become detached from the steel ring. The plan is to bond it back to the ring...
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    Second flexplate failure in 4 years

    This IS a big problem with these vehicles even with the prior engine design. Do a Google search for dodge caravan flexplate failure and it will return a ton of results. The first flexplate broke and was replaced (out of warranty) trans failed 2 years after that, now the second flex plate 2...
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    Second flexplate failure in 4 years

    Dodge 3.6L v6, flex plate centers break out. The steel center is like glass. The one shown replaced the first one that failed in the same manner 4 years ago and was supposed to be an improved part. All are MOPAR OEM parts, current failure at 174k mi. The part is cheap but costs $600 in labor...
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    Roof Collapse

    Yeah, f it was Saturday night at a frat house I'll bet most of them or MANY more than that were ON the roof, rather than under it.
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    Boeing 737 MAX production hit by a new defect in part from Spirit AeroSystems

    https://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article274324980.html So who knows what they did wrong specifically?
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    Near disaster on United Flight Boeing 777 leaving Hawaii -any ideas?

    I would think it should not be possible to set an autopilot altitude lower than any terrain at any part of the forthcoming programmed trip without some sort of warning that needs to be OK'd to override.
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    Largest cylindrical aquarium in the world Aquadom in Berlin Radisson hotel collapses

    some video of the build: https://youtu.be/E3KjGJ8AZzI
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