Talk:2974: Storage Tanks

The symmetry of the truss intrigues me. Struts that are diagonal across the faces of the cuboids is normal, but is it a real thing to also use the body diagonal? Never seen that IRL, not sure if it makes sense from the statics. --172.70.247.82 22:16, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Seems like a pretty menial job for the "head of security". I think he would delegate this to a security guard. Barmar (talk) 00:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

They may be head of a department of one.172.70.85.139 08:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

That's part of the joke, that the #1 concern of the Head of Security is calculus teachers wielding power drills for class demonstrations.

The explanation mentions there might be more complex calculus examples where the shape might not be a cylinder. I think some further explanation could be added that this does not change the pressure (hydrostatic paradox) but indeed change the rate of emptying the object. If differing cross sections are relevant at all. 108.162.221.103 05:40, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Its the most difficult job in history, even the best workers couldn't stand 1 day as head of security.I HAVE NO NAME (talk) 05:55, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I have to admit, I thought I knew calc as I had two semesters of it, but I had to look up what he meant by this. Ouch 172.70.242.55 13:01, 20 August 2024 (UTC)student