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Build a Better DIY Seismometer

Cars That Think

My initial solution was to attach to the boom an aluminum vane immersed in a viscous liquid (namely, oil). That worked, but I could just see the messy oil spills coming. earthquake struck just off the coast of Cuba. Without that, the pendulum, once excited, would oscillate for too long.

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SpaceX preparing salvo of polar Starlink launches from West and East coasts

Teslarati

Falcon 9 boosters will be landing around 40 miles off the coast of Cuba Reentry and landing burns should be easily visible for those on shore, especially at night… [link] pic.twitter.com/gz10GxFJmr — Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) June 22, 2021. Here's the drone ship recovery location.

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