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Mythbusters: Deforming a railroad tank car

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Mythbusters: Deforming a railroad tank car
Posted by CMStPnP on Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:57 PM
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Posted by Firelock76 on Friday, May 20, 2016 5:15 PM

You know what they say, nature abhors a vacuum!

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:02 PM

This was covered way back as in few months ago here. This myth is halfway true as older cars will do this but not the newer FRA compliant tank cars with thicker walls

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