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If the vent pipe becomes blocked and the cylinder was left to boil for a time it is very possible that it could explode outwards upwards it will release the pressure at the weakest point. A recent episodes of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel showed exactly what happens when the vent is blocked and the safety device malfunction. The waterheater can go through the roof of a house and soar hundreds of feet into the air.
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Will a bottle rocket fly with out water?
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