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> Pneumatics are interesting because their failure modes don't involve destroying the structure they inhabit. That depends on where they store the compressed a
by sangnoir 7y ago
> Pneumatics are interesting because their failure modes don't involve destroying the structure they inhabit.
That depends on where they store the compressed air and how high the pressure goes. Sudden decompression can produce a very destructive shockwave.
- saalweachter 7y agoThat's just it -- you can store and compress the air outside the house and pump it in at low pressures. We do the same thing for electricity, but the "low pressures" we pump it into our houses at can still burn them down or kill us outright.