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3 months free. Just tell me what happened.


RULES, you must NOT be educated in STEM subjects beyond the high school level.  Contest open to members 13 -18 years of age.

Just tell me. What mighty force of nature crushed this water tank?




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Goodhart says: May 3, 2011. 5:08 PM
I could bet it got warmed by the sun.....the escape valve allowed pressure to escape, but when it cooled overnight, it imploded ?
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splazem in reply to GoodhartJul 20, 2011. 9:16 AM
That's my answer, too! :)
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Goodhart in reply to GoodhartMay 3, 2011. 5:09 PM
Oh wait, I wasn't supposed to give an answer was I? Everyone....ignore what I wrote ...
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caitlinsdad in reply to GoodhartMay 3, 2011. 5:24 PM
Great, another one that doesn't read the instructions. You can sit next to me.
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Goodhart in reply to caitlinsdadMay 3, 2011. 5:41 PM
Well, real x-rays do not go through metal well anyways, so I figured yours was a kind of a non-answer ;-)
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Tool Using Animal (author) in reply to GoodhartMay 3, 2011. 5:50 PM
ya'll suck! ;-)
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Goodhart in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 3, 2011. 6:09 PM
Well is that any way to be?   We have a "be nice" comment policy. Please be positive and constructive with your comments 
   LOL 
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caitlinsdad in reply to GoodhartMay 3, 2011. 6:13 PM
Yeah, at least tell us how much, in kPa.
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Goodhart in reply to caitlinsdadMay 3, 2011. 6:27 PM
kilopascal ? maybe uPa 
You need a lot of vacuum to achieve the higher strengths ;-)
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Goodhart in reply to GoodhartMay 29, 2011. 5:19 AM
BTW the only education I've had beyond High School is what I've been able to read on my own :-)
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caarntedd says: Jul 19, 2011. 6:05 PM
Wow! I would have thought that any valves or seals on the tank would give way before this happened.
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caarntedd in reply to caarnteddJul 19, 2011. 10:46 PM
Maybe something fell on it.
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TheFoofinator says: May 29, 2011. 9:03 AM
Atmospheric Pressure.
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DJ Radio says: May 20, 2011. 7:11 PM
"Just tell me. What mighty force of nature crushed this water tank?"

Chuck Norris.
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caitlinsdad says: May 3, 2011. 3:16 PM
Superman and his x-ray vision?
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Goodhart in reply to caitlinsdadMay 16, 2011. 6:41 PM
I thought metals stopped x-rays?
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caitlinsdad in reply to GoodhartMay 16, 2011. 6:50 PM
Some better than others.
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Goodhart in reply to caitlinsdadMay 17, 2011. 4:37 AM
Well then, this should determine that X-rays might not be very effective, eh? :-)
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tincanz says: May 4, 2011. 7:35 PM
It was sealed and the gas in it got very cold over night, so it became more dense. Therefore, it needed less space, and a vacuum was created in the area that it didn't need any longer. The vacuum was too powerful for the tank, and made the tank shrink to accommodate. After shrinking enough, the vacuum was small/ weak enough to not pull on the tank too much any more, because the gas only shrank to a certain extent. When the tank walls reached that extent, it was again able to hold it's shape, and now exists as it does.
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Tool Using Animal (author) in reply to tincanzMay 16, 2011. 3:32 PM
Close, but I'm in a very good mood and shall give you and dombeef both a free 3 months.

What actually happened is, the tank was full of water, the valve broke and the water flowed out the bottom and air had no way to get in, this created a pressure differential and the atmospheric pressure crushed it.
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caitlinsdad in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 16, 2011. 5:09 PM
It's good to be the King...
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Tool Using Animal (author) in reply to caitlinsdadMay 16, 2011. 5:17 PM
It's good to find out you passed the FE exam, made me feel beneficent.
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caitlinsdad in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 16, 2011. 5:28 PM
Excellent. You can now hold the flashlight on the job site but it does not exclude you from coffee runs.
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tincanz in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 16, 2011. 4:54 PM
That's very cool. So it was just the weight of the water coming out that created enough of a vacuum to crush the tank?
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dombeef in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 16, 2011. 4:39 PM
Oh wow! I wonder how I got the membership, Thanks!
That is very odd, i would have never thought of that happening!
porcupinemamma says: May 4, 2011. 8:02 PM
This is not a crushed water tank!
The Jolly Green giant got a tooth ache in the middle of eating a giant pea, and had to run to the dentist.
It is not a crushed water tank!
It is a sleeping bag for a person with very long legs.
It is not a crushed water tank!
It is a hybrid caterpillar.
It is not a crushed water tank!
It is a shoe mold for godzilla
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dombeef says: May 4, 2011. 5:59 PM
Cool, my class did a small project like that, except controlled The water or what ever in it boiled and let most of the air out, some one then stupidity capped off the end and over night it cold and the gas of te liquid condensed and it put pressure on the outside, thus causing it to crunch pro...
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dombeef in reply to dombeefMay 4, 2011. 6:01 PM
Pro... Was ment to be a few lines down, the website must not like my ipod...
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Kiteman says: May 3, 2011. 1:19 PM
Human stupidity?

;-)
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caitlinsdad in reply to KitemanMay 3, 2011. 3:18 PM
I hope it wasn't TUA's first day on the job.
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Tool Using Animal (author) in reply to caitlinsdadMay 3, 2011. 3:32 PM
That would have been superhuman stupidity.
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caitlinsdad in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 3, 2011. 3:40 PM
So, second day on the job?
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Tool Using Animal (author) in reply to caitlinsdadMay 3, 2011. 4:02 PM
Actually 120th, takes a while to screw up that badly.
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caitlinsdad in reply to Tool Using AnimalMay 3, 2011. 4:15 PM
This boss was steamed too.
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