This is How NASA Releases Almost Half a Million Gallons of Water in 60 Seconds

Universetoday.com ^ | 23 oct 2018 | EVAN GOUGH

[DUMBGRUNT]

The system that delivers all that water is called the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression (IOP/SS) water deluge system, and seeing it in action is very impressive.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Big plumbing in action! If I was any dumber, I could have been a plumber!!!

(Apologies to my son in law,the plumber)

[rktman]

Seen it in action a time or two. That’s a bunch of water.

[Notthereyet]

Wow. Just, WOW.

[Jamestown1630]

That’s almost as impressive as a launch.

[tired&retired]

That much water and they could use it to launch the rockets..

Remember the old water rocket toys?

[Rebelbase]

I could use something like that to clean my kitchen.

[TChad]

I have never seen anything like that.

[LibWhacker]

Just for reference, a standard Olympic-sized swimming pool holds two-thirds of a million gallons.

[whodathunkit]

It caused PTSD flashbacks to when my kids were little and testing which toys were a perfect fit in the commode.

[elteemike]

Very impressive engineering! Now all we need is a launch vehicle...

[outofsalt]

“You must respect plumbers as you would philosophers because ultimately neither pipes nor theories hold water.”
~If I knew who said it, I would give them credit.

[Reno89519]

Use it the border or next Democrat Antifa event?

[outofsalt]

How many, “low flush” toilet cycles does that amount to?

[W.]

Great. Now I gotta go pee...

[MosesKnows]

I could have been a plumber

I told my plumber that he wears better suits than my banker; he said he couldn't afford suits like this when he was a banker.

[Moonman62]

Rosie O’Donnell’s bidet.

[freefdny]

“If I could do it all again, I’d be a plumber.” Albert Einstein

[right way right]

I see massive pressure and volume.
Where does it come from and what gives it the push?
Curious.
The video shows the results but shows not how it happens, it’s mighty impressive.

[Moonman62]

For the first Shuttle launch, they didn’t use enough water and the shock wave from the solid rocket boosters bent back the body flap on the orbiter beyond limits. The problem should have been fatal during reentry, but obviously wasn’t.

[mkmensinger]

Something like this happened to me once when I screwed up the plumbing.