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shark tunnel
when you go to the aquarium how can you be sure that the shark tunnel wont breaka and collapse on top of people? the way i see it is it's probably thousands or millions of pounds of water on some glass. wouldnt it be easy to break?
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Usually Aquarium "glass" isn't really glass when it's a molded shape like a tunnel. Even flat panes are often some kind of plastic polymer, which structurally speaking is much stronger than glass. Glass itself can be very strong, but it's entirely inflexible. For something like an aquarium they'll use a very thick clear plexiglass like substance which can flex a little with the added weight of water, that tunnel is probably rated to hold two or three times the weight to which it's actually being subject, and is probably utterly impossible for one person without tools and purpose to break from the inside.
I'd bet just about anything you could stand under it with a ladder and punch or kick the top as hard and as many times as you wanted and never so much as stress that stuff.
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The glass is VERY thick. I used to be scared of this happening when I was small.
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You can be sure because engineers have put tons of time into designing a structure that doesn't have weak points. If the tunnel were to collapse, it would cost millions in damage, not to mention putting the lives of animals and people at risk.
Glass can be very strong. Don't worry!
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