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  1. Brian Malone

    Explosion at fireworks storage facility in Northern California

    Investigation is ongoing - this is not directly engineering but certainly, ruling out a malicious action, there will probably be failure(s) to follow standard protocols, methods of handling, and storage of fireworks/explosive devices/materials for this warehouse to have exploded and wiped out...
  2. Brian Malone

    Guizhou bridge collapsed due to landslide

    Crazy rescue of a semi truck driver on the approach of a bridge that collapsed in Guizho, China. Driver was quite fortunate the trailer wedged as it did and cab/trailer pin did not fail
  3. Brian Malone

    Tesla Cybertruck fire and alleged design flaw. . .

    This story says a lawsuit has been filed against Tesla on behalf of the family of a man who crashed his CT and was unable to open the electrically operated doors after the electrical system became damaged by the crash, and he perished in the vehicle fire created by the battery in a thermal...
  4. Brian Malone

    BEV adoption rates and factors that enhance or detract

    The thread asking about layoffs in the automotive industry has taken a wide swing away from the OP's question but the data provided by many of the posts is intriguing and interesting. Certainly, some of the data is statistical interpretation and that can sway the conversation - what's the saying...
  5. Brian Malone

    Tesla Cybercab reveal

    The Cybercab reveal was quite interesting. https://www.slashgear.com/1686138/elon-musk-tesla-cybercab-hype-smoke-mirrors-wishful-thinking/ A few of my observations: 1. Tesla full self driving appears to be fully functional and capable - at least on clear, calm-weather night. 2. The cars are...
  6. Brian Malone

    Suggestion - forum title change?

    Just a suggestion: change the title of this forum to Climate Adaptation Engineering or something similar. I certainly believe human actions change / affect weather patterns but I also believe the planet and its systems are fluid and dynamic and free to change for reasons not understandable or...
  7. Brian Malone

    Union Pacific Big Boy Steam

    For those of you who admire and 'geek out ' on the original technology rocketships, UP is rolling their Big Boy 4014 out for a little tour: https://fox40.com/news/local-news/roseville/worlds-largest-steam-locomotive-heading-for-northern-california/...
  8. Brian Malone

    Waymo autonomous vehicles

    Regardless of the news stories about failures of autonomous automobiles, I recently watched a Waymo vehicle navigating the very busy, narrow, congested streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin district, and the technology is amazing and quite impressive. The Tenderloin is a cacophony of visual...
  9. Brian Malone

    Hertz selling off EVs due to higher repair costs

    Interestingly, Hertz is dropping its initial embrace of EV tech and selling off its Teslas, and other EVs. Stating the higher repair costs for collision repair has limited the ability to make EVs work within its business...
  10. Brian Malone

    Spacex 63 corrections before FAA approves next launch

    I should have prefaced this with this is not so much 'engineering failures' as engineering challenges: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-faa-closes-probe-into-spacexs-april-starship-test-launch-2023-09-08/ The full list of 63 corrections more than likely covers intricate changes...
  11. Brian Malone

    Roof collapse at Chinese middle school

    Possibly, overweight materials on roof during construction of an adjacent building. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/China-school-gymnasium-roof-collapses-killing-11 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66286576 Photo in Twitter feed shows the gymnasium had significant height...
  12. Brian Malone

    Jetblue 292 landing

    Just recently saw this video of the Jetblue Flight 292 landing at LAX - January 2005. Maybe this has been discussed on the forum before, I did not get a find using the search option. https://youtu.be/RgnkY4xzaZE Actual plane touchdown occurs at ~4:00 - 4:05...
  13. Brian Malone

    Question for Wichita Linemen

    During the wild, wet winter that California had utility lines went down in various areas in the Sacramento area. One location of repair along a fairly rural part of a major road has three utility poles replaced and sections of the broken poles were retained on the replacement poles. My curiosity...
  14. Brian Malone

    Oil tanker fire in Thailand

    Workers on board conducting maintenance https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2484520/tanker-explodes-1-dead-4-hurt-others-missing
  15. Brian Malone

    F35 bad landing and pilot ejection

    This video shows an F35 having technical/operational issues while landing and the pilot ejecting. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmNmjXdA48D/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= A couple of questions for those in the know about aircraft errors/ military situations: 1. This seems like the aircraft controls...
  16. Brian Malone

    Ceramicspeed Driven update

    Ceramicspeed has continued development of their Driven drive system for bicycle propulsion. Original thread: https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=443622 Update links: https://youtu.be/DsUt87NB0Ck https://www.ceramicspeed.com/en/cycling/d3/driven-media-coverage Their engineering team has...
  17. Brian Malone

    Amusement Park ride tragedy

    https://youtu.be/ozhnXp9OWEk A 14 year old was killed when he slipped out of the restraint harness on this free drop ride. He was a very large teen - more than 6 ft tall and about 340 lbs. From what I have seen in other stories, he exceeded the ride manufacturer's stated weight limit. This...

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