So the Atlanta Falcons are about to open their first season in their new awesome stadium with their new awesome retractable roof...that doesn't work. Not awesome. Per ATLM...

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The roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will remain shut deep into the Atlanta Falcons football season this fall, as engineers work to “mechanize” its opening and closing, Steve Cannon said today. Cannon, who is CEO of AMB Group, the parent company of the Falcons, made the announcement at a board meeting of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.

The roof already can open and close—in fact it was being closed today, albeit slowly—but engineers are still working on automating the process, so it can happen essentially at the push of the button and within 11 minutes. Currently, when the eight petals converge or retract, the process is conducted over a period of hours, as engineers calibrate the speed, take measurements, and ensure the seals are correct.

(BarStoolSports)

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LSUvet72•80 months

Just put a little Vaseline on it and it will slide in and out .......just like the Falcons 2017 SuperBowl Enema

beachbum•81 months

HAHAAHAAHAAA! Failclowns!!!!

SwaggerVance•81 months

It was never meant to work. Just another tax scam to get an extra 20 mil from the city.

DoubleDown•81 months

It does work, it's just not automated. Did you read?

TwoDatBait•81 months

Ugh oh, the butthole is constipated....

beatbammer•81 months

Arthur's Astounding Atlanta Anus

mark65mc•81 months

That butthole locked shut at about midway through the 3rd quarter of the Super Bowl and they have had issues with it ever since then.

roger79•81 months

At last, the Falcons can close something.

Shotgun Willie•81 months

No clue why they built it with retractable roof....NFL games are hardly ever played with the roof open, look at Texans as example.

Mr. Hangover•81 months

It's not the engineer's fault there are 283 moving parts on this thing

CAD703X•81 months

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Currently, when the eight petals converge or retract, the process is conducted over a period of hours, as engineers calibrate the speed, take measurements, and ensure the seals are correct.

couldn't they have hired engineers to...oh wait.

pjab•81 months

They are all tied up doing the interstate.

Schmelly•81 months

Even their engineers live up to the Failcon name

Whiznot•81 months

Well it is a Mercedes-Benz. Over priced and unreliable junk.

fightin tigers•81 months

So it works fine, just not fast. Great story.

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