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That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Re: That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Post by gus_massa »

xnx wrote: post #6
cryzinger wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ooh, like when a bottle of Krazy Glue dries out? I kinda hope so...

Had to look that up. Pretty cool. Would've expected it to be more cloudy. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1ogb2k3/m...

I expect something with a lot of small bubbles and cracks, also it also overheated and got weird decomposition and reactions, something like a overcooked/toasted meal. Reusing a comment that I made in a previous thread:

For comparison, there is a nice video by NileRed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phNLecfyWS8 He is making Bakelite that is a type of plastic. It's a tiny amount, in a lab, on purpose and he may make a few attempts. Anyway it overheat and instead of a nice piece of plastic he got a nasty block of foam with burned plastic. No imagine a huge tank of a similar chemistry reaction.

Re: That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Post by codazoda »

xnx wrote: post #6
cryzinger wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ooh, like when a bottle of Krazy Glue dries out? I kinda hope so...

Had to look that up. Pretty cool. Would've expected it to be more cloudy. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1ogb2k3/m...

A contractor showed me how to fix dents in granite with superglue. It’s totally clear. The trick is to scrape it with a razor blade at a 90 degree angle (strait horizontal). The imperfections become nearly invisible.

Re: That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Post by KennyBlanken »

> The immediate danger seems to abated, fortunately,

The "it will explode leveling a couple city blocks" danger seems to be abated, but instead it's spraying an insanely toxic chemical out into the open, which will likely have health repercussions for residents for decades?

Thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals don't just disappear.

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Post by decimalenough »

h335ian wrote: post #9

By the miraculous grace of God, a crack allowed pressure to bleed & enabled our engine company to prevent thermal runaway. A BLEVE was the projected outcome, a firefighters worst nightmare - see the Kingman BLEVE - https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments-a-h/fir...

BLEVE = Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

Re: That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Post by ac29 »

Waterluvian wrote: post #13

I had wondered the whole time why they didn’t just pierce it with an AM rifle. Would that not have been better than a random partial failure via a crack? Genuinely open question. I don’t know anything about stuff.

The spark could have caused an explosion.

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Post by bayarearefugee »

h335ian wrote: post #9

By the miraculous grace of God, a crack allowed pressure to bleed & enabled our engine company to prevent thermal runaway. A BLEVE was the projected outcome, a firefighters worst nightmare - see the Kingman BLEVE - https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments-a-h/fir...

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Post by MisterTea »

codazoda wrote: post #12
xnx wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Had to look that up. Pretty cool. Would've expected it to be more cloudy. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1ogb2k3/m...

A contractor showed me how to fix dents in granite with superglue. It’s totally clear. The trick is to scrape it with a razor blade at a 90 degree angle (strait horizontal). The imperfections become nearly invisible.

I've been told this is a cheap way to fix small windshield cracks. Never tried it but sounds like it would work for the small spider sized and shaped cracks from small rock impacts.

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Post by KennyBlanken »

bayarearefugee wrote: post #17
h335ian wrote: post #9

By the miraculous grace of God, a crack allowed pressure to bleed & enabled our engine company to prevent thermal runaway. A BLEVE was the projected outcome, a firefighters worst nightmare - see the Kingman BLEVE - https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments-a-h/fir...

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Re: That Methyl Methacrylate Tank

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Post by uoflcards22 »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #19
bayarearefugee wrote: post #17

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> I always love how religious fruitcakes think that their 'god' both is completely omnipotent and infallible but also somehow gives a shit about them, and listens to them.

Such a miserable existence looking down on people for their own beliefs. Please get a hobby.

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