IIRC [still spoiler] they specifically chose the spacing so that the hard drives would be unscathed, and captured the hard drives before they fell into the cana

IIRC [still spoiler] they specifically chose the spacing so that the hard drives would be unscathed, and captured the hard drives before they fell into the canal, although it is still a little ridiculous. But in any case, keep reading! I promise the rest of the book is good :)