Thursday, December 16, 2010

How To Collapse A Marshmallow Roof - Metrodome in Minneapolis

From Norman Teigen:

"Meanwhile I am trying to figure out how the stadium dome collapsed.One report on TV was that the combined weight on the roof on Sunday morning was equal to four 747 airplanes. It wasn't just the weight of the snow that brought down the roof. It was the snow AND the hot water that was being used to wash away the accumulated snow. I need to follow up on this.

And the dilapidated roof of the dome continues to fall. Another panel has given way."

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GJ - A physics major should have told them that massive amounts of snow will not be melted by hot water, unless one has the equivalent of a warm Niagara Falls and a good drainage system in place.

Has anyone tried to shovel a decent fall of wet snow? O, my aching back.