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Cars damaged by wave of grain after silo collapses (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A dozen vehicles at a car dealership in Christchurch have been damaged by a wave of grain when a silo collapsed at a neighbouring flour mill.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Viral marketing for Grain Waves gone too far

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Was it at least an amber wave of grain?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's a pretty obscure reference for a post in a regional community on a New Zealand instance 😆. I had to look it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Square-based pyramids would be far more stable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

That just sounds like a low-poly cone. Upgrade your GPU (Grain Piling Unit).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

From the pictures, it is clear that the silo didn't fall over, the walls collapsed. The base of the silo appears fully intact, something has caused the wall to fail some distance above the lower cone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some guy thought the pyramids were ancient grain silos, I was being silly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah I see.

That loud wooshing sound, was your joke flying over my head. 😄

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I take responsibility for the shit joke, it's not really topical anymore.