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Berlin's giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing
Chrissy
2022-12-16 21:05:13
1,500 fish explodes
A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.
The "AquaDom" - home to 1,500 tropical fish - is 15.85m high (52 ft) and was described as the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.
Two people were injured by falling glass after the blast.
Police said there had been "incredible" damage. Video showed an empty tank with water pouring into the hotel lobby.
Damn!
Narper
2022-12-18 16:01:30
Huge AquaDom hotel aquarium explodes in Berlin
The AquaDom was a 25-meter-tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator inside the Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin, Germany in the DomAquarée complex at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße in Berlin-Mitte.
Curtis
2022-12-18 16:07:00
In reply to Chrissy
Man is so arrogant. How many fish died rass??????????
Chrissy
2022-12-18 16:36:09
In reply to Curtis
THIS - word is they saved 30
Chrissy
2022-12-18 16:38:52
In reply to Narper
I've always wondered what would happen when one of these ridiculous aquariums crack or break. Now we know - they are lucky this didn't happen in the middle of the day.
Narper
2022-12-18 18:11:34
In reply to Chrissy
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Went to Ripley's aquarium in Toronto a few times...crossed my mind everytime....could these massive tanks collapse...what would happen to us inside 
Fun facts about Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
There are over 20,000 marine animals on display
Includes 450 species of fish and invertebrates and one species of reptile (sea turtle)
The marine animals are housed in 5.7 million litres of water
There are 50 live exhibits and over 100 interactive displays
Marine and freshwater habitats from around the world
hotarobin
2022-12-18 18:42:57
In reply to Curtis
man is arrogant is right but ya ever stopped to think that (1) we don't hear about this every day - I can't recall ever hearing of an instance of this before in my life, (2) the fish therein generally live good lives free from pollution of harmful chemicals.
This is no better an example of man's arrogance than a piece of metal with seats in it flying through the air for hours taking people from one side of the globe to the other or the same via the ocean..
Chrissy
2022-12-18 23:06:38
In reply to hotarobin
It is man's arrogance why the oceans and seas are polluted.
POINT
2022-12-19 03:24:33
In reply to Chrissy
I wonder if it was not cylindrical, but rectangular this disaster could have been avoided, I could be wrong, but I
believe that a rectangular Tank would have been able to take
more stress than a Cylindrical Tank.
Chrissy
2022-12-19 11:24:42
In reply to POINT
Intersting. No physics expert here
WI_cricfan
2022-12-19 14:49:31
Fish does not belong in an aquarium
and animals do not belong in a cage
StumpCam
2022-12-19 15:11:23
In reply to WI_cricfan
Aren’t you caged up in your warm comfy abode during the Canadian winter??
Chrissy
2022-12-19 15:18:08
In reply to WI_cricfan
Agree
Narper
2022-12-19 15:23:38
In reply to WI_cricfan
and animals do not belong in a cage
Do you think criminals should be in jail?
Cricket_101
2022-12-19 17:42:40
In reply to Chrissy
Most lightly fatigue stress caused the Aquarium to imploded... Vibration/shaking over a period of time.
