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I've seen the results of one. I used to haul wheat during harvest to the
Garvey Grain elevators south of Wichita Ks. A grain dust explosion took out
a large chunk in June of 1998.

see for some info
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_histpubs...Explosions.pdf

"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:04:38 GMT, "Kevin Cleary"
wrote:

I've heard that using stove pipe as opposed to PVC works better for

reducing
static electricity.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this.

My WAG would be that you're in about as much danger from a home shop DC
explosion as you are from getting hit by a meteor...

Statistics aside, has anyone here ever seen an actual DC explosion?
Mac

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