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Re: How many recycling containers are going to die this week?

Looking at the mechanisms for rapid tote-grabbing, I'd guess that there will be no fatally damaged cans all weekend. I also guess five fatally damaged lids before Einstein, and another five on Einstein.

There will be many more lids separated from the cans which can be restored to service with new tie wraps and perhaps a half second with a drill.

I also expect at least one "spectacular G18" where a robot is dragged mostly or completely across the step. This seems most likely to happen when two grabbers engage with each other rather than being transitive through an RC.
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