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my gut instinct suggests that the ballast powder would shift about while being towed and cause unexpected motion, especially if it's hinged at one end. You migh
by lexicality 2y ago
my gut instinct suggests that the ballast powder would shift about while being towed and cause unexpected motion, especially if it's hinged at one end. You might end up with it self-deploying with a runaway effect if enough of the weight moved to the loose end
- ajb 2y agoYeah, that's plausible. Maybe it could just be empty, and have concrete pumped into it on deployment. Fun to speculate about, but no doubt there's a problem with that too!