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Originally Posted by Andy A.
All the tanks were pressurised to 120psi (regulated output of a shop compressor) then struck with an air rifle pellet to induce the failure. It turned out to be remarkably consistent and reliable (well, as reliable as my aim!)
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The clear call for acton is to ban air rifles from competition!
No, seriously: Thanks for doing this. The key take-aways are that shrapnel from a tank has a lot more force than most folks believe (and can imagine!), AND that a relatively minor impact can be catastrophic.
At MAR Clifton last weekend several teams with 'exposed' tanks (black or white) were asked to add some sort of protective covering to their tanks - not to contain shrapnel but to help avoid impacts that could damage the tank.
Why is it whenever you tell someone there is a million billion stars in the universe they believe you, but if you tell someone that the bench over yonder has wet paint, or if usfirst.org comes up as the 1st result in Google people have to try it for themselves?
- artdutra04 [more] 
17-03-2014, 18:29
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