Disasters and Recovery

From: Doug <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
Date: Sun Jan 17 18:54:08 1999

On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Tony Duell wrote:

> > gravity mechanical ?
>
> What harm is gravity going to do, unless the machine falls off a shelf or
> something?

I was thinking in terms of long-term forces applied. In general, any
mechanical linkage under a constant mechanical stress will fail or bend or
compress eventually, no? There's also a risk with anything under a
different pressure than the envionment, such as a display tube.

-- Doug
Received on Sun Jan 17 1999 - 18:54:08 GMT