this is probably a basic question, but i was called to transfer the contents of a glass bottle from the ultrasound room to the tech center which held, i'm assuming, liquid from a patient via a standard thoracentesis procedure.
when i picked it up, the doctor told me to be extra careful with it; if i dropped it, it would implode because the bottle was in a vacuum-ous(?) state. i've heard of solid matter imploding, but not liquid. or, was he referring to the bottle itself imploding? i'm guessing that would make a lot more sense.
i was just wondering if anyone knew any more on this subject. i know the difference between an explosion and an implosion, but does anyone know what it would look like for a glass jar containing liquid to implode on itself?
2007-08-23
22:57:18
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Iphgeniea
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