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Old 28th Oct 2010, 11:57
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VFR750
 
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HI
Not a frequent poster, but curious about this one

if a rotund person of any nationality happened to get sucked or pushed, the latter being more technically correct i guess, and they plugged up the hole, what are the implications of the "fluid hammer" effect of all the air rushing towards the hole, then having no where to escape to? could it cause a catastrophic failure of the structure?

many thanks

Neil Byrne
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