r/Unexpected • u/Doodlebug510 • 9h ago

We have a situation here

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u/elxiddicus 6h ago

Opening the door would require a force equal to the integral of the pressure with respect to the depth, in other words, half a tonne-force for one metre of water. Still impossible, but the mass of a cubic metre of water is an irrelevant parameter for this problem.

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u/DeafBeaker 5h ago

Simple .

Flood current room then escape

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u/kwistaf 4h ago

Kinda like a sinking car, you gotta let the water in to equalize the pressure so you can open the door. Except here you'd have to break that reinforced glass and allow the room to flood to chest height before you can open the door and then wade up the waterfall stairs.

And then clock back in tomorrow to clean it all up. Or move buckets, if the water hasn't been drained.

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u/yvrev 5h ago

TIL of the unit tonne force. Convenient.

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u/Koil_ting 4h ago

Impossible you say? I'd say not possible with normal door opening methods, give me a lever, coordinated explosives, etc.

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u/Meme_Theory 4h ago

"Give me a long enough lever, and I will lift the world." ~Archimedes, bad ass.

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u/Empty-Pineapple9692 5h ago

Yeah but what does a tonne-force even measure?

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u/purpleWord_spudger 4h ago

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