Hello all,
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I just watched a Mythbusters episode where the myth was an imploding 30,000 gal. tanker car.
The tanker car(s) did not implode; one in good condition and one in corroded condition, until the corroded one was damaged buy dropping a concrete block, weighing 3,200 lbs. on to it.
It also took a negative pressure of -23 in/Hg.
Pretty amazing!
Enjoy!
Old news.
There was a forum thread back in January that pretty well rang the changes on this story.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with well-vented tank cars)
Hello all,
And then there’s this…
Thank you to all the forum members that appreciate up-to-date threads.
Hope this helps.
And yet, they just keep blowing up.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oregon-train-derailment-spills-oil-sparks-fire-39597168
You can make an experiment with a can of soda yourself:
