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Every petal has to be
perfectly balanced, and it's mechanized wheels,
or bogeys, calibrated to move at exactly the right speed. If just one thing goes wrong the whole structure will grind to a halt. [narrator] The delays on construction meant that engineers had not yet calibrated the mechanical bogeys responsible for moving the petals
perfectly balanced, and it's mechanized wheels,
or bogeys, calibrated to move at exactly the right speed. If just one thing goes wrong the whole structure will grind to a halt. [narrator] The delays on construction meant that engineers had not yet calibrated the mechanical bogeys responsible for moving the petals
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Every petal has to be
perfectly balanced,
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and it's mechanized wheels,
or bogeys,
00:00:07.076 --> 00:00:10.918
calibrated to move
at exactly the right speed.
00:00:11.068 --> 00:00:14.038
If just one thing goes wrong
00:00:14.113 --> 00:00:16.518
the whole structure
will grind to a halt.
00:00:17.006 --> 00:00:19.198
[narrator] The delays
on construction
00:00:19.273 --> 00:00:21.518
meant that engineers
had not yet calibrated
00:00:21.593 --> 00:00:24.878
the mechanical bogeys
responsible for moving
the petals.
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