Howdy,
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, Randall wrote:
>> Wonder if that's purposely
>> designed in ? Might be to direct a potential explosion,
>
> Makes sense to me. And why else would the bottom be concave on an
> electric heater? Normally pressure vessels are convex, to distribute
> the forces better.
I dunno. I bet I'm not alone in having my water heater in the basement.
I'd like it a heck of a lot better if it exploded sideways, not
vertically.
And I like Mythbusters just fine, even when I watch it and see flaws in
the approach to something. :-)
Mark
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