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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1044845, member: 27"]
You are entitled to your opinion but given where the Carrier Dome is and the history of air supported domes, I think you are mistaken.

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The Carrier Dome has been forced to deflate due to severe snow storms 5 times since 1980.  It has suffered one tear but the tear did not cause the Dome to collapse.

The MetroDome was significantly damaged 5 times in less than 22 years of operation.  It collapsed as a result 4 times.

The University of Northern Iowa's Dome collapsed  'numerous times' during of 23 years of operation before it was replaced with a fixed roof.  The first occurred 9 days after it opened.

The SilverDome suffered a catastrophic collapse twice in 31 years.  Three if you consider life after it lost all its tenants.  It is no longer in operation.

The BC Place Dome in Vancouver collapsed once in 29 years.  It was replaced years ago.

The RCA Dome in Indianapolis was demolished a few years ago.  As far as I can tell, it, along with the Carrier Dome, are the only US air supported domes that have not collapsed.

With the Metrodome deflated, the Carrier Dome is the last major air supported dome in North America.

[URL='http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tearing-metrodome-pressurized-stadiums-unsafe/'][B]Scientific American story on the demise of air supported domes[/B][/URL]

[B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/manager_of_syracuses_carrier_d.html']DO story about the Carrier Dome and the constant danger air supported domes face [/URL][/B]
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