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> For the few that can, it's going to cost >$50,000 just to refill the liquid helium In this case, they were going to have to do that anyway. Might as well shu
by sapiogram 1y ago
> For the few that can, it's going to cost >$50,000 just to refill the liquid helium
In this case, they were going to have to do that anyway. Might as well shut it down right away.
- Insanity 1y agoFair, but these are split-second decisions and they likely didn't have a lot of time to react.
- Aurornis 1y agoAn emergency quench of the magnet takes about 1-2 minutes. There isn’t a way to instantly turn it off.
- cvoss 1y agoAll the more reason to push the button immediately.
- mdavid626 1y agoIsn’t 2 minutes enough?
- egberts1 1y agoNope. Because the crushing action literally rendered his neck beyond surgical repair.
- CoastalCoder 1y agoDoes that energy basically turn into heat because the superconductors start to have electrical resistance? If so, I'm curious if that heat causes additional damage to the machine, necessitating a refurbishing or at least some parts replacement.
- userbinator 1y agoI believe all that heat goes into boiling off the helium keeping it cool.