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They think it might have been caused by freezing temps outside. I wonder how long the aquarium has been in there. The hotel just went through renovations. Looks like it did a lot of damage to the first floor.
This shouldn’t even be possible
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I know right?
This story was on Fox News earlier.
They just did some updates and refurbishment on this thing in 2000.
I smell a lawsuit against some poor contractors insurance.
I can’t imagine the cost of losing all those tropical fish, alone.
Those damn salt water aquarium fish are expensive.
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Yeah, I saw that little snippet about freezing temps.
I don’t get that one.
This thing was in the lobby.
What would freezing temps have to do with something … inside?
I’m missing something for sure.
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Damn
Rational , common sense thought.
It was in Berlin so , all above are certainly possible.
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In The News:
Today, the AquaDom aquarium at the Radisson Hotel in Berlin collapsed, spilling 260,000 gallons of water into the lobby, along with 1500 fish of 100 different species. The aquarium, which stood at a height of 82 feet, cost almost 13 million euros to construct in 2003. The largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, it was made from acrylic and using Reynolds Polymer Technology panels.
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Source: BBC news and Wikipedia.
Today, the AquaDom aquarium at the Radisson Hotel in Berlin collapsed, spilling 260,000 gallons of water into the lobby, along with 1500 fish of 100 different species. The aquarium, which stood at a height of 82 feet, cost almost 13 million euros to construct in 2003. The largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, it was made from acrylic and using Reynolds Polymer Technology panels.
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This is one bad ass dog. Gotta give some respect to the coyotes here too. Not sure if I was number 7 or 8, if I wouldn’t have thought discretion was the better part of valor and retreated.
www.cbsnews.com
20-month-old sheepdog named Casper fights off and kills 8 coyotes that attacked his flock, farmer says
The fight lasted longer than half an hour, left eight coyotes dead and bloodied Casper, with skin and part of his tail torn off, the farmer said.
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Casper went to Marine boot camp.This is one bad ass dog. Gotta give some respect to the coyotes here too. Not sure if I was number 7 or 8, if I wouldn’t have thought discretion was the better part of valor and retreated.
20-month-old sheepdog named Casper fights off and kills 8 coyotes that attacked his flock, farmer says
The fight lasted longer than half an hour, left eight coyotes dead and bloodied Casper, with skin and part of his tail torn off, the farmer said.
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Dog is a Great Pyrenees.This is one bad ass dog. Gotta give some respect to the coyotes here too. Not sure if I was number 7 or 8, if I wouldn’t have thought discretion was the better part of valor and retreated.
20-month-old sheepdog named Casper fights off and kills 8 coyotes that attacked his flock, farmer says
The fight lasted longer than half an hour, left eight coyotes dead and bloodied Casper, with skin and part of his tail torn off, the farmer said.
They have the reputation of protecting their flocks, No matter the odds.
My daughter has one.
When she went to pick him up, The Pups parents were onsite.
Farmer told my daughter the Dad recently killed an 8 point buck, chased him down, killed him. He was threatening their cattle.
Or at least the dog thought so.
Very large dog, very friendly with people and other dogs but, Very protective of my Daughter.
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So basically, when the coyotes showed up the dog said, “there’s only eight of you? Hell, I’m not even gonna bother stretching first.” About right?
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Impressive. We have a pack of coyotes a few acres back that I can hear at night. Can we borrow the dog for a few days?
Our neighbor had several New Foundlands which look the same. One was solid black and looked like a bear walking around. Massive dogs. ALL.THE.FUR - they had built an a/c dog house for them.
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Had a dog growing. Big sob (no pun), mutt with red hair. Called him Red,. I played in the front and if I got. Lose to the road he would grab me by the britches with his mouth and drag me back close to the house. I would tackle him, bit him, rassle him, ride him like a horse.
I did something and mama got after me with a belt. Red backed her up in the corner on the screen porch and everytime she would move, he would growl at her. Went on for about 20 minutes til she wised up and put the belt down.
Red was gone to a new home soon after.
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Mega aquarium EXPLODES in German hotel, injuring two people
The 82ft-high tank in the foyer of the Radisson Blu hotel in central Berlin burst at around 5.50am, killing all of the 1,500 tropical fish housed in the aquarium.www.dailymail.co.uk
The expert in constructing similar facilities said it should have been clearly stated that the aquarium would only be able to last until a certain point, with some only surviving 25 years. The structure burst after just 19 years.
Mr Schuranm claims he was asked for a quote to build the aquarium but decided not to go ahead with it, noting it was too large and he could not say for sure how long it would survive.
Aquarium that exploded in German hotel lobby was 'ticking time bomb'
Hermann Schuranm, former owner of the Schuran Seawater Equipment, said it does not surprise him that the tank in Berlin's Radisson Blue hotel ruptured.
