Mike Mitchell wrote:

Treat oxy-acetylene bottles with the
utmost respect. They are like bombs.

They are nothing like bombs.


You don't have a clue. The fire brigade are always warning of hazards
like oxy-acetylene bottles in workshops everywhere, especially when
they are called out to put a fire out. How do you think a fireman
feels to be told that in the conflagration there will be a couple -
maybe several - of such bottles? The fireman typically play water on
them for ages to reduce the risk of explosion.


That doesn't make them 'like bombs'. By your reasoning a can of
deoderant is 'like a bomb', and should be treated with utmost respect.
Many things are perfectly safe in everday use, but become dangerous
under extreme conditions.

--
Grunff