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Texin

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50. It's not just the weight & volume of the water, it's the velocity at which it would fall.

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 10:14 AM

Apr 2019

Coupled with the force of the water being used by the hoses on the ground, the structural pressures of an old building - even one of massive stone like ND - would undergo tremendous structural strain. All anyone need do is look at a photo of the Grand Canyon and be able to appreciate what the force of water (among other things) does to things over time, let alone in one frantic dump onto an architectural historical wonder from the 12th Century.

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This is sarcasm...beware...response to original post...not post above... Stuart G Apr 2019 #5

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Weakened structures can't take the impact. Dropping TONS of water from a height... plus side impacts Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #25

It's not just the weight & volume of the water, it's the velocity at which it would fall. Texin Apr 2019 #50

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