Eight rows of Macs, JDW. Certainly, the vertical load is way past the expectations of the original Mac designers. There are a few mitigations, however.
The Mac case design is sufficiently squat that we don't have to consider Euler's column theory. The cases are unlikely to collapse en masse in a cascade (which might happen if Euler was valid). If one case fails, the most likely consequence is that it will exert a lateral load on the Macs surrounding it and onto the walls beyond. Given the constrained space, it is unlikely that a Mac might topple, even from the row above a Mac that has collapsed.
The most dodgy row is #7, where the number of Macs in the row is reduced from eleven to ten, leaving a gap on one side and the opportunity for Macs to fly.
But this is all presumptive. Before stacking up the Macs, what else did the owner do? It looks like a damned posh cellar to me and I find it difficult to believe that "staying up" was not part of the owner's calculations.
The Mac case design is sufficiently squat that we don't have to consider Euler's column theory. The cases are unlikely to collapse en masse in a cascade (which might happen if Euler was valid). If one case fails, the most likely consequence is that it will exert a lateral load on the Macs surrounding it and onto the walls beyond. Given the constrained space, it is unlikely that a Mac might topple, even from the row above a Mac that has collapsed.
The most dodgy row is #7, where the number of Macs in the row is reduced from eleven to ten, leaving a gap on one side and the opportunity for Macs to fly.
But this is all presumptive. Before stacking up the Macs, what else did the owner do? It looks like a damned posh cellar to me and I find it difficult to believe that "staying up" was not part of the owner's calculations.