News Forum - Largest cylindrical free-standing aquarium in the world burst

[Thaiger]

One million litres of water and 1,500 exotic fish were splashed into a busy intersection in Berlin on Friday when the largest cylindrical free-standing aquarium in the world burst. The debris and water flooded onto a major road in the Mitte district in front of Sea Life Berlin, home of the Aquadom aquarium. The aquarium shares a building with a Radisson Hotel as well, where guests were shocked at the unexpected wave. The attraction offered visitors a chance to ride an elevator through the centre of the water tank for a unique view of marine life. Before it suddenly burst, the […]

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[Soidog]

It was fortunate that it happened at the time it did and no one was killed. 
 

Mind you, if you are going to put hammer head sharks in a glass tank, then you are asking for trouble

[Grumpish]

Saltwater as well - that is going to do a lot of damage beyond just soaking everything.

[Karolyn]

I feel sorry for the fishes that died, they do feel fear and pain

[Soidog]

1 hour ago, Karolyn said:

I feel sorry for the fishes that died, they do feel fear and pain

You are right. I said fortunately no one was killed. However lots of fish did die. I won’t say “my bad”, because it’s an utterly ridiculous term that grammatically makes you want to be sick!