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> pressure cooker has an internal pressure about 5 times higher than the atmospheric pressure This isn't really accurate. The majority of pressure cookers you
by alwayslikethis 2y ago
> pressure cooker has an internal pressure about 5 times higher than the atmospheric pressure
This isn't really accurate. The majority of pressure cookers you can buy operates at an absolute pressure of only about twice the atmospheric pressure.
- credit_guy 2y agoOk. And they are still dangerous if they explode. Imagine what happens if something at 150 atm explodes.
- jonkoops 2y agoYou don't have to imagine, it happened several times.
- DennisP 2y agoOnce, if you're just talking about nuclear reactors. The reactor vessel didn't explode at Fukushima, just the outer building due to accumulated hydrogen. TMI didn't explode at all, the fuel melted but didn't breach containment.