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0 pointsCydeWeys7y ago0 comments

Rain doesn't fall all at once like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZkV64GJihA

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That doesn't look like any single point gets that much force on it. Wouldn't be surprised if you could safely stand under it.

tomswartz077y ago

Water has a mass of ~8.3 lbs per gallon.

A DC-10 Air Tanker carries 12,000 US gallons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC-10_Air_Tanker

All said, that's 45.4 metric tons.

Go ahead, stand under one and let us know how it goes.

jimmaswell7y ago

Here's somebody standing right under one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

You people are all being ridiculous today.

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knowaveragejoe7y ago

Here's a little more visceral example of what they're talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au-vMfRuYMg

jimmaswell7y ago

That's much more volume at once in any one area and much closer to the subject (so less time to dissipate) than any of the actual flying water tanker videos that have been posted.

keytarsolo7y ago

Give it a shot and report back to us.

jimmaswell7y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

holtalanm7y ago

I sincerely hope that was a joke.

jimmaswell7y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

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jimmaswell7y ago

That doesn't look like any single point gets that much force on it. Wouldn't be surprised if you could safely stand under it.

tomswartz077y ago

Water has a mass of ~8.3 lbs per gallon.

A DC-10 Air Tanker carries 12,000 US gallons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC-10_Air_Tanker

All said, that's 45.4 metric tons.

Go ahead, stand under one and let us know how it goes.

jimmaswell7y ago

Here's somebody standing right under one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

You people are all being ridiculous today.

1 more reply

knowaveragejoe7y ago

Here's a little more visceral example of what they're talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au-vMfRuYMg

jimmaswell7y ago

That's much more volume at once in any one area and much closer to the subject (so less time to dissipate) than any of the actual flying water tanker videos that have been posted.

keytarsolo7y ago

Give it a shot and report back to us.

jimmaswell7y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

holtalanm7y ago

I sincerely hope that was a joke.

jimmaswell7y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hfWatbVPY

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