On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:17:07 -0500, Steve Decker
wrote:

wrote:
On 26 Jan 2005 11:02:38 -0800, "Gus" wrote:


The point is, bonehead, that the "bucket of water" example has nothing
whatsoever to do with woodworking, dust collection, dust explosions, or
anything else even remotely relevant.

Obviously, I cannot state, with certainty, the chances of anything
bursting into flame. Nor can you. Conversely, you cannot state, with
certainty, that something will "never" burst into flame.
It's not a question of flammability but of precision in meaning.



his point, though was that the odds of your dust collection system
exploding- in your garage- are about the same as the odds of a bucket
of water exploding -in your garage.

and he's right.


Not the point


his or yours?