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Document BYU outreach path for Kimball Tower tensegrity drop test and clarify "CMR"#70

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Document BYU outreach path for Kimball Tower tensegrity drop test and clarify "CMR"#70
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Copilot AI commented Jun 3, 2026

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The issue asked who to contact at BYU for permission to drop a scaled-up tensegrity from the Kimball Tower, and what "CMR" stands for (and its role in producing a video). This adds a reference note answering both.

New file: reviews/byu-kimball-tower-drop-outreach.md.

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  • Building — identifies the Kimball Tower as the Spencer W. Kimball Tower (KMBL/SWKT), the occupied 12-story / ~161 ft tallest campus building, so a drop is treated as a high-risk/special-use activity routed through multiple offices.
  • Contacts (ordered) — PI Jeff Hill → Risk Management & Safety (gatekeeper) → Physical Facilities Building Operations → KMBL tenant colleges → University Communications → Fulton College engineering, with verify-first phone numbers and links.
  • "CMR" — Compliant Mechanisms Research group (Mech. Eng., Larry Howell), known for student-produced engineering video; engage via an internal intro from Hill. Flags University Communications as the alternative if a media office was meant.
  • Likely permit conditions — exclusion/landing zone, spotters, tethered/recoverable specimen, insurance, off-peak scheduling, on-site responsible faculty.

Open questions for reviewers

  • Confirm "CMR" = Compliant Mechanisms Research group vs. a campus media office.
  • Confirm the Kimball Tower (occupied tower) is still the intended drop site vs. an engineering building or the existing bungee drop tower, which would be far easier to permit.

Contacts/numbers are sourced from public BYU pages and carry a verify-before-acting caveat; they should be confirmed directly.

Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Investigate contact for permission to drop tensegrity structure Document BYU outreach path for Kimball Tower tensegrity drop test and clarify "CMR" Jun 3, 2026
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@achris0520 could you send emails to each of the involved parties, perhaps including a link to the superball drop video (?) or maybe just a tensegrity YouTube video from NASA, with maybe some of the context based on the "files changed" file that copilot made. Please cc both Jeff and myself, and mention that we're exploring the possibility, and that it wouldn't be for several months.

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sgbaird commented Jun 20, 2026

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Once you do reach out, please mention back on this PR

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Who would we reach out to at BYU to get permission to drop a scaled up tensegrity structure from the Kimball tower at BYU?

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