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Originally Posted by stinglikeabee
I don't know the details of the GTR tank rupture, but all of the evidence in past explosions points to user error, not a design flaw.
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In a competition designed for high school students where safety is assessed by volunteers whos professional background may have no connection with pressurized gas systems, the barrier between "user error" and hazardous explosions should be pretty darn high. This isn't about getting a refund for busted tanks, it's about preventing injury. If the current scenario has resulted in repeated failures, it's obviously not adequate.
The object of the team is not to design, build and compete a robot, it is to design, build and compete students. If after four years we have opened a student's eyes to the infinite possibilities they have in their life, it is worth all the effort. - adunakin [more] 
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