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by teambob 2673 days ago
10 tons of boiling hot water? What could possible go wrong? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
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fourthark 2672 days ago
It's ten cubic meters, not as crazy as it sounds. Yes it would flood your basement if it burst, and you probably wouldn't want to be directly under it, but not going to drown you.

Water is heavy!

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severak_cz 2672 days ago
this is not boiling water AFAIK, it's more like warm water
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