Sunday, January 4, 2026

Calgary pipe follies

 


I didn't realize how thin the concrete was with those pipes.  Boy, did they buy a bag of socks!  That pipe salesperson was the best!  Like I've always said, the money is in selling stupid stuff to stupid people.  I don't have any money.  I've offended stupid people all my life.

In my note on the physics of this, I wrote it late at night, way past my expiry time.  I forgot to mention that the mechanism for this is not slow wire break.  That's the only thing they can see with an electromagnetic survey.  We have a slow wire stretch, as the wires weaken under stress corrosion.  The exact same mechanism as earthquakes.  I wish them luck, but I'm glad I'm not living there.

ps live longer, inject more awe into your life.  I am astounded at this.  Who could believe it?


ps for example, I handle trumpy doomscrolling by being totally in awe that he still lives.


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