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Controlled Demonstration of a Tank Trailer Vacuum Collapse by Wabash National
Wabash (NYSE: WNC)

A controlled demonstration by Wabash National of a tank trailer collapsing under vacuum, staged at an industry expo. The tank implodes as air is pulled out.
HN uses it as a vivid illustration of vacuum and pressure vessel failure in threads on hyperloop and submersible implosions.
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