Yes I can tell they are. The last person who trued the wheel apparently did not tighten evenly . In the past I have had spokes break at the nipple ( a few at a time ) and it actually could still be ridden home . And in all honesty Im still not completely sure the hub is not damaged. But when it broke from the head its something completely different in my view .And the wheel was so badly bent at that point. I spent an hour and half in the dark on the side of the road trying to adjust to just make it slowly home . I hopped on it and it was very bad . I cant trust any of those spokes any longer and possibly not the hub either. To me its not worth ruining everything else on my very expensive carbon tri bike, thats what I said that night. I could have snapped the wheel and fell down , etc .I ruined my 400 dollar Specialized shoes in the whole process as well , so see now what I mean ?. See what happens after the new spokes.