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For some weird reason I didn't see the option right there... ugh
The Beer Can (2023)
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#42-80F damn
I worked in an ice cream factory (palletizer) before I think that was -30F and you had to wear these cooler suits, that was brutal with frozen nostrils
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#43I wonder if the electrical engineers used ambient temperature correction factors when designing the electrical system, -80F would let you use substantially smaller conductors.
The NEC allows conductor ampacity to be adjusted 1.2x if the ambient temp is below 50F, but that’s where the table stops, but I’m guessing lower temps would allow for even higher ampacities.
1.2x more ampacity would let you use #12s for a 30A circuit instead of #10s.
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#44The title is correct, but it obscures the fact that it's discussing life in Antarctica! Living in antarctica is one of our closest analogues to long-term space habitation.
Agreed. Wasn't interested in the article at all based on the zero-context title. Glanced at the comments anyway and ... Antarctica?
Note the brrr.fyi, it’s a long running series.
Re: The Beer Can (2023)
#45Can't view this in any other context than John Carpenter's The Thing (1982).
Also the Empire Strikes Back, ‘80.
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#46What prevents unbounded frosty ice buildup in the unheated areas? https://brr.fyi/media/beer-can/ice-tunnel-01-small.webp
I was wondering about the water and sewage pipes the author mentioned going through these unheated areas. Are the pipes heated? Or just so well-insulated that the contents doesn't have time to freeze before reaching their destination?
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#47Once the elevated station becomes buried, will they build another one on top? When will the madness end!? It's south pole stations all the way down!
It's designed to be raised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Stat...
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#48That's a sick job. I had been wondering if there's roles for IT in Antarctica, but I fear my wife may be angry if I dip off to an isolated continent for a year.
They have a hard time staffing the IT roles usually. Throw an app in, you can just do a 90ish day ‘summer’ deployment at some stations.
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#49So, from what I read, it's not that the bar can structure is special - it's more about the author's infatuation with. I resonate with that. I often find some structures (especially technical ones, occasionally - ruins) causing this kind of sensation. (Is there a word it?) Metal grid staircases, pipes often invoke it for me. To some extend, I like these feelings also in some games (notably: Half Life, including Alyx a…
Maybe this is a clue toward understanding my recent inexplicable obsession with shipping containers.
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#50So, from what I read, it's not that the bar can structure is special - it's more about the author's infatuation with. I resonate with that. I often find some structures (especially technical ones, occasionally - ruins) causing this kind of sensation. (Is there a word it?) Metal grid staircases, pipes often invoke it for me. To some extend, I like these feelings also in some games (notably: Half Life, including Alyx a…
I wonder how much you would enjoy exploring old mountain bunkers. I bet there is a TON of that aesthetic. Might be worth a look to see if you can find any!