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> The window should fail visually with a lot of warning before rupture The window would deform up to 2" during dives, according to passengers.
by postmodest 3y ago
> The window should fail visually with a lot of warning before rupture
The window would deform up to 2" during dives, according to passengers.
- _yb2s 3y agoThat does sound pretty sketchy... but from what I've heard, acryrlic should start to fracture in a way that makes it opaque before it catastrophically fails.
- wumms 3y agoThe time between opaque and failure might be little at that pressure. Somewhat related (possible material fatigue): A 16-meter (52-foot) high aquarium has burst at a hotel in downtown Berlin (2022): https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-massive-aquarium-home-to-1500-fish-bursts/a-64119337 https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-massive-aquarium-home-to-1500-f... Manufacturer: https://www.reynoldspolymer.com/projects/aquadom/ https://www.reynoldspolymer.com/projects/aquadom/