Fun With Flying Tanks!

[Rick Inman]

Interesting experiments in breaking off valves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cLrb7M7Mtw

 

[D_B]

Fun with the air inside the tank ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFKdcsT0S4s

 

[zahner]

Interesting experiments in breaking off valves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cLrb7M7Mtw

I can't believe they broke the valve by hand on the first take; seems like they learned their lesson. from what I can gather, the point of the video is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Abstroemventil aka "dispersion valve" (feel free to correct my rusty German), which is why the last two tanks don't launch

 

[justleesa]

Holy Cow! I jumped when the one went flying!

 

[ScubaTexan]

I saw one on MythBusters the other night that went through a wall.

 

[Brandon]

Oh man, I've got to try that golf ball trick!

-B.

 

[jsmharley]

The golf ball trick is amazing, gonna try it and mystify the kids lol

 

[do it easy]

Fun with the air inside the tank ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFKdcsT0S4s

That golf ball trick is neat, but how come that guy is wearing a shirt and tie but NOT wearing shoes?

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Someone knocked over the oxygen tank for the acetylene welder in metal shop, when I was in high school. It busted the valve off and that thing took off like a missile, right through the shop wall..... We found it, a few days later, at the other end of the football field. Mr. Yeager was not best pleased...

 

[fire_diver]

Fun with the air inside the tank ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFKdcsT0S4s

Pretty cool. Gonna have to try that one myself too.