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At around 7:50am this morning the world famous Arecibo radio telescope collapsed after a series of failures weakened its structural integrity over the last few months. It’s possible that the final collapse was triggered by transient loads from a seismic event, and we expect to find out more in the coming hours. Based on photos of the destroyed structure I’ve tried to lay out a sequence of events that explains the distribution of wreckage.Here some drone footage of the wreckage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHXCWr7xt0
Let’s pour a shot in respect
Does Jake Busey have an alibi for last night?
I blame James Bond for its destruction!!!!!
First it started fallin’ over, then it fell over.
— None of this can be right. James Bond took this facility out years ago.
Remember people in these times you don’t watch yo staging, but watch yo spacing.
This is a tragedy for the human race
Most won’t understand how or why for a long time unfortunately
I went to see it about 15 years ago. It was amazing. It’s also in the middle of nowhere.
:c
This was even featured on Carmen Sandiego. Definitely got an Arecibo-shaped hole in my heart now.
Can we crowdfund the repair of this?
I feel like this whole channel is an inside joke lol
We knew it was coming but that’s still a disaster in every sense of the word
C’mon Elon… time for a replacement!
When was the telescope last used in meaningful research? Just trying to gauge my youtube outrage. 1sec or Like click?
“And they shall inherit the wind”
This dish turned into a really messed up trilogy
Well, now there is NO Excuse to rebuild it and rebuild it Better!
Mannnn I’m getting Rogue Transmission flash backs
Man, they really ran her till the wheels fell off didn’t they? They got their good out of it.
Thats the reason we cant have nice things
And yet, there’s endless funds for weaponry and war available.
I would hope that they preserve the dish as some kind of monument, I’ve always wanted to visit.. oh well
Areceibo, you snapped the wires of my heart. RIPieces.
Can you do a video on the Chinese FAST telescope? It has some interesting features, like being able to change the shape of the dish to some extent.
The Cradle came crashing down, now that score is settled
RIP Arecibo. I was fortunate enough to see it in person over 20 years ago, truly an amazing instrument.
So sad, I’m glad they closed it prior though so no one was hurt as far as I can find.
Sets up automated search on ebay for ex-Arecibo control tech.
This makes me so sad this is part of Puerto Rican culture and the government here is to corrupt to do a thing
OK, so, let’s assume that they finally will get their golf course !?!
2020 sucks, it’s the first of December, and the best radar observatory collapsed. This year is a mess.
This is surprisingly similar to the death of a person, where complications compound.
I beg to differ. Microsoft Paint was the PERFECT tool for this job!
Okay, who activated levolution at this location.
Scott:Arecibo Radio Telescope Collapses!
Everyone else: RIP
I heard about this when I got out of bed. A great loss to the scientific community (Equipment wise).
When you know how to design Antenna
But you bought a Fake cable 😂
Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he’s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it
“It’s time to go, Arecibo radio telescope.”
“Was I a good radio telescope?”
“No.”
“You were the best.”
Rest well, sweet love
This is just tragic. RIP Arecibo RT.
Something tells me that we won’t get a Mk2 with better specs and safety any time soon, due to the current state of the world.
2020 still has 1 month left and it kicked of December with this
For England, James?
Also, RIP Arecibo Observatory a.k.a Antenna Cradle
Something I haven’t seen mentioned was that there were several earthquakes in the 3-4 scale in the past few days.
“For England, James”
“No…for me”
All I can do is like this update, as my voice in the comments will be unheard by the wallets.
Drone mounted receivers and transmitters?
You’d “only” have to hover the drone at the focal point.
Oh no! Even though this was likely inevitable, its so tragic to see and such a loss!
F, a dam shame, I did want to visit it one day.
We knew it would happen, but it’s so sad to have lost such a marvel. Thanks for posting
Time to build a bigger one in Barringer Crater. Bigger than the Chinese one.
Was anyone around? Wonder if it made a noise when it fell…
Truly a shame – such a historic site.
I remembered visiting it a few times and remembered one of the episodes of the X Files that is made in the Arecibo Radiotelescope that was awesome.
We can rebuild it. We have the technology. If Notre Dame can get a shit load of money for rebuilding I think this can.
For some reason
“In the after you can see that the towers are shorter and there’s no dish.”
is incredibly funny to me
Thanks for the video Scott, as a Puerto Rican myself I know of several friends that have worked at the observatory and it was truly a great technological loss. I do hope as you say, that something is built in its place.
Wow, that happened way faster than expected. Truly a sad day for science…
Well just build a new one on the moon … in 50 years time or so. Jokes aside though, this is a real tragedy and I feel really sad about it.
God this breaks my heart.
Good by, Arecibo observatory. You’ll be deeply missed and fondly remembered. That collapse was sadly unavoidable. It was only a question of time.
This is so unfortunate I was there a year ago today.
That was so beautifully animated I got tears in my eyes
[10hrs in MS Paint – The Video]
Seriously though this is really shitty. Such an amazing piece of engineering just left to decay…
Alien Seal Team took out Earth’s most powerful interplanetary radar just prior to the invasion…
Me who play BF4 : “Someone
definitely have used Javelin or RPG to destroy that tower”
Holy cow was that use of the “past present tense” confusing!
Just watched the final scene of the sopranos, this was the number 1 recommended video at the end screen.
Damn, I can’t believe DICE added Levolution to the Arecibo Map!
Battlefield 4 Rogue Transmission map levolution happened in real life.
The game was set in 2020 too!
“For England, James?”
Arecibo’s lone survivor: YES! I AM INVISIBLE!
Updated version for BF4 if they release a remaster
“CQ , CQ .. this is W9GFO.. come back?” That movie got me on SETI for at least one decade (on multiple pc s)
Really hoping I wouldn’t see this is my recommendations any time soon as much as I look forward to your vids… :
“We have the technology, we can rebuild it!”
Alec Trevelyan: For England James?
James Bond: No for me.
Would be cool if they replaced it with an updated version, although I doubt that will happen since the NSF was stepping away from it anyway.
Well, the site is safe now. So let’s rebuild it! Or the very least use it to receive direct tv or something.
Oh my god it really happened? I didn’t expect to see this title.
This is sad indeed.
” P R O M O T E D” ….” L E V O L U T I O N “
A Haiku for Arecibo:
Quietly the dish
surrendered to gravity
We will all miss you
“My coping mechanism is obsessively analyzing failures”
You sound like my mother
Let’s just hope it’s going to be rebuilt in the future, and if it is, it’ll be even better!
“For England, James?”
When one thinks that 2020 cannot end worse, then…
Alternative headline: “Not Putting Workers on Top to Try to Repair it Turns out to be Right Decision”.
I want to watch Goldeneye now. Seriously though, this is a great opportunity to rebuild! Arecibo II needs to be a thing.
Rest in peace my friend, We hope to see you rebuilt and alive again!
“HELLO, wearetheAlienstha……” (Static)
When a virtual reality multiplayer map from battlefield 4 meets reality. Now my favorite sniping position is gone.
Such a sad end for an iconic piece of human achievement.
I guess they were sending “rogue transmissions”
Well, if it hadn’t already been scheduled for decommission, there’s no hope now.
That’s the nature of cascading failure: decades of stability and then you lose a critical element, and suddenly the strain is too much for the remaining elements.
“For England James?”
“No, for me.”
Start with a very remote, warm and humid location that’s hard on concrete and metal and difficult to service, add in chronic lack of funding and top off with several natural disasters that amplify the weathering effects already present. Arecibo was a massive target for the Second Law, it’s wonder it lasted as long as it did. Glad no one was injured.
I’m not sure which is sader, the collapse, or that you still have a day job you have to do.
Me: “Whew. This year’s nearly over…”
2020: “And another thing!–
And without that radar’s range for observing asteroids, we’re all flying a little less safe now…
Drone footage of the wreckage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHXCWr7xt0