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*PIC* Dubai Fail: Underwater acrylic tunnel in shark tank cracks
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...nk-cracks.html
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ENGINEERS in the Middle East battled to shore-up a shark-filled aquarium gushing torrents through a crack.
Shoppers at the Dubai Mall fled in terror today fearing that they were about to be engulfed by 10MILLION gallons of water holding 33,000 sea creatures.
Among the sea life in the tank were 400 SHARKS and killer stingrays.
Mall security men donned life jackets and stores were ordered to shut up shop.
But the break in the 30-inch thick acrylic viewing panel managed to hold and prevent a certain disaster.
Authorities claimed the problem had been fixed, but were not allowing anyone near to see and anyone with photos of the drama were ordered by cops to delete them.
The Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo opened in 2008 at the foot of the Bhurj Khalifa ? the world's tallest tower ? and is itself one of the biggest aquariums on the planet.
It contains hundreds of sharks from the reef, nurse, sand tiger and leopard families as well as giant stingrays and fish from Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
A break appeared in the tank's walk-through area where visitors to the 1,200-store shopping centre are virtually surrounded by the water.
Video footage shot by an eye-witness showed panicking shoppers hoisting their clothes and hastily retreating as the cascade got worse.
A 27-year-old secretary named Ranjin said: "I saw a small crack in the aquarium glass and there was a little water coming out and a lot of water on the floor. The police came and evacuated the area around the aquarium."
A shoe shop worker who did not want to be named said when the evacuation order was given they were told: "The aquarium has exploded."
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30" thick acrylic wall!!! Good lord. If only there were a way to do the same job, but be only 1" thick...
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