On 06-Sep-18 12:44 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 12:00:45 +0800, Waussie
wrote:

On 06-Sep-18 11:00 AM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
Might be just a valve gasket breakdown.Â* Oxidize hydrocarbon and you get
a flash bang that is for certain.

On 9/5/2018 8:07 PM, Waussie wrote:


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12119555

I wondered if compressing oxygen and acetylene in the same volume could
create a spontaneous reaction. Much like O2 and grease in high pressure
fittings.

Well, acetylene explodes at pressure above 15 PSIG, doesn't it?



Ahhh yes, now I recall that's way its dissolved in acetone in the cylinder.