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Wolfsburg Stadium Roof (NOT a failure / disaster)

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jhardy1

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Jan 26, 2004
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Actually - NOT a failure or disaster (but I wasn't sure where else to post), as the roof seems to be intact - but pretty impressive to watch!

Wolfsburg was hit by a major storm two weeks ago, with wind speeds of up to 178 km/hr reported. The stadium roof is a very lightweight cable / membrane structure - and boy! Does it get moving!





 
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Scary, if you were there. Surprised they didn't lose any of the membrane material.
 
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