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Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 09:07
by Mesarthim
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 09:07
by Mesarthim
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 09:34
by rhino
i want to go to an aquarium like that. amazing that glass can hold that kind of water pressure
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 09:38
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
That last picture

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Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 09:41
by Mesarthim
the glass is acrylic and is 23 feet tall by 61 feet wide and 2 feet thick. I forget how much psi the water is but I think they said that particular tank is the size of a football field.
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 12:59
by Meat Engine
Acrylic is rather stiff, and has a strength-to-weight ratio that surpasses steel.

Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 14:34
by Ninny
[quote name="rhino"]i want to go to an aquarium like that. amazing that glass can hold that kind of water pressure[/quote]
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 17:49
by Haunty
some really strange looking creatures, and also some beautiful marine life
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 17:53
by agony bagony
the aquarium is pretty much the best thing about atlanta
Re: Weird Al and The Georgia Aquarium
Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 17:56
by Haunty
i'm with you there. hotlanta, onthe other hand, has large amounts of

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