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This is what happens when you don't vent a sealed storage tank before emptying it. Hot gas and air in the sealed container is left to cool then crunch! Because the air pressure difference inside is crushingly different from the outside :-)

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http://www.allthingsscience.com/video/1189/Example-of-the-law-of-pressure-and-gas


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