submitted 1 week ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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The biggest expense was installing the mantle ducts to keep the carbonate-silicate cycle operating.

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[-] death_to_carrots@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

After a certain point, the material around the bolt is more brittle than the bolt itself.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Often is, but you can alleviate this with large washers like in the picture, and also by adding more bolts closer to eachothers

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Too many bolts too close and you’ve just got a perforation.

[-] death_to_carrots@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Would you say tectonic plates are more like wood or metal? There are different standards for both.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

I'd think they're more like cookies, but idk I'm not really a geologist 😅

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I think double-sided tape would be better. Or maybe we sew the plates together?

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