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Re:Supersonic Trebuchet by CamperBob2 on Thursday December 02, 2021 @03:07AM (#29413667)
Reminded me of one of Ben Krasnow's videos where he ran a hydraulic cylinder out of spec and caused it to bulge noticeably. Um, dude, there's probably a few sticks of dynamite worth of energy in that thing, you know...
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Re:Supersonic Trebuchet by thereisnospork on Thursday December 02, 2021 @04:06AM (#29414003)
Without knowing the specifics of the incident:

There is actually very little stored energy in a hydraulic system, due to the incompressibility of the fluid. Hydraulic injection injuries[0] are nasty, but catastrophic failure isn't particularly dangerous. Pneumatic systems on the other hand can reach dynamite energy levels and near-enough dynamite energy discharge rates.

[0]A not-for-the-faint-of-heart google.

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Re:Supersonic Trebuchet by CamperBob2 on Thursday December 02, 2021 @07:31PM (#29425083)
Hmm, that sounds like a good (if unintuitive) point. I withdraw the criticism. :)
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