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To: NicknamedBob

That was fun!!


3,190 posted on 01/08/2006 6:24:00 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite
"That was fun!!"

Yes, it was! We're not engineered for that level of tidal stresses, though. I hope we won't have to do anything like that again. By the way, the repair teams just reported in. All the minor leaks have now been repaired.

Our hull integrity was not threatened. The weak spot has always been our connecting tubes. They have a lot of exposed surface for their unit volume, and the mechanical stresses are pretty extreme also.

3,194 posted on 01/08/2006 6:30:32 PM PST by NicknamedBob (How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
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