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Kevin

This happened in a house round here some years ago. House damage was the
same but the man was killed (more than an eggcup in that case though, I
suspect).


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This happened in a house round here some years ago. House damage was the
same but the man was killed (more than an eggcup in that case though, I
suspect).

Happened to a friend some ~40 years ago.
They had just coated the new chipboard kitchen worktops and matching
pieces of formica with evostick and were starting to wait for it to
dry before bringing them together, when the solvent found the pilot
light in something (might have been boiler, cooker, or water heater).
The kitchen was an extension built on to a bungalow, so fortunately
they only needed to rebuild the extension, and not the whole house;-)

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What an ugly lampshade!

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What an ugly lampshade!


Perhaps it was an elegant chandelier before the explosion. :-)

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What an ugly lampshade!



Made much worse by an ugly bulb

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What an ugly lampshade!



Made much worse by an ugly bulb

The words "and barbecues" are missing from the end of that report.
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You should see what one of those plastic lighters can do.

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You should see what one of those plastic lighters can do.

Never ever ever weld with a lighter in your pocket, particularly a
plastic one.

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You should see what one of those plastic lighters can do.

Never ever ever weld with a lighter in your pocket, particularly a
plastic one.

Or play football with a box of safety matches in your pocket

.... how we all laughed !

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Or play football with a box of safety matches in your pocket

I found, many years ago, that if you (gently) grind up Swan Vestas you
can pack the powder into the back of an air rifle pellet, particularly
if you use a small drill to open out the hollow a bit.

A dab of nail varnish over the back and when you fire them at night they
make tracer rounds.

If you put a bit of lead shot over the back, just a bit larger than the
hole the powder's in it doesn't go off until if hits the target, the
goes bang very satisfyingly.

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Or play football with a box of safety matches in your pocket

I found, many years ago, that if you (gently) grind up Swan Vestas you
can pack the powder into the back of an air rifle pellet, particularly
if you use a small drill to open out the hollow a bit.

A dab of nail varnish over the back and when you fire them at night they
make tracer rounds.

If you put a bit of lead shot over the back, just a bit larger than the
hole the powder's in it doesn't go off until if hits the target, the
goes bang very satisfyingly.

But a box of matches igniting in someone's pocket during lunch break
football is FAR more entertaining


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geoff

I found, many years ago, that if you (gently) grind up Swan Vestas you
can pack the powder into the back of an air rifle pellet, particularly
if you use a small drill to open out the hollow a bit.

A dab of nail varnish over the back and when you fire them at night they
make tracer rounds.

If you put a bit of lead shot over the back, just a bit larger than the
hole the powder's in it doesn't go off until if hits the target, the
goes bang very satisfyingly.

Now your taking me back to when I was 13 g

Dave

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Kevin

our neighbour removed kitchen tiles with petrol, the washing machine timer
set it off, he suffered burns needing grafts, ptsd and months off work. the
house wasn't too bad, broken windows, burnt bits etc., neighbouring manholes
blew off, so presumably the fumes were down in the drains too.
I blew up a cupful of acetylene in the garage once, it temporarily deafened
me, but I will never leave a torch on anything that can collect heavy gas
again.

mrcheerful

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our neighbour removed kitchen tiles with petrol, the washing machine timer
set it off, he suffered burns needing grafts, ptsd and months off work.
the house wasn't too bad, broken windows, burnt bits etc., neighbouring
manholes blew off, so presumably the fumes were down in the drains too.
I blew up a cupful of acetylene in the garage once, it temporarily
deafened me, but I will never leave a torch on anything that can collect
heavy gas again.

Acetylene isn't a heavy gas...

cheers,
clive

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our neighbour removed kitchen tiles with petrol, the washing machine
timer set it off, he suffered burns needing grafts, ptsd and months off
work. the house wasn't too bad, broken windows, burnt bits etc.,
neighbouring manholes blew off, so presumably the fumes were down in the
drains too.
I blew up a cupful of acetylene in the garage once, it temporarily
deafened me, but I will never leave a torch on anything that can collect
heavy gas again.

Acetylene isn't a heavy gas...

cheers,
clive

Well it had the effect of filling up the trough around a drill table and
going bang in a big way. In the past I have blown up balloons with
acetylene, they seem to plummet to the floor compared with breath filled
ones, perhaps it depends on ambient temp. whether it is heavier than air?

mrcheerful

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Acetylene isn't a heavy gas...

Well it had the effect of filling up the trough around a drill table and
going bang in a big way. In the past I have blown up balloons with
acetylene, they seem to plummet to the floor compared with breath filled
ones, perhaps it depends on ambient temp. whether it is heavier than air?

Acetylene is C2H2, ie MW about 26, ie lighter than air which is about 28.8
(N2 = 28, O2 = 32).
Propane is the one you need to worry about, at 44.

But yes, being cold would make it denser, and coming out of a cylinder would
do that.

cheers,
clive

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Acetylene isn't a heavy gas...

Well it had the effect of filling up the trough around a drill table and
going bang in a big way. In the past I have blown up balloons with
acetylene, they seem to plummet to the floor compared with breath filled
ones, perhaps it depends on ambient temp. whether it is heavier than air?

Acetylene is C2H2, ie MW about 26, ie lighter than air which is about 28.8
(N2 = 28, O2 = 32).
Propane is the one you need to worry about, at 44.


And, indeed, butane, for all those with Camping Gaz cylinders in the cellar!


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Kevin

I think the guy is telling porkies about the amount of petrol he used.
Surely plenty of other liquids and solvents that we use in DIY are just
as dangerous?

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Kevin

I think the guy is telling porkies about the amount of petrol he used.
Surely plenty of other liquids and solvents that we use in DIY are just
as dangerous?

I have to say that I was sceptical about the eggcupful bit.

kevin

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Kevin

I think the guy is telling porkies about the amount of petrol he used.
Surely plenty of other liquids and solvents that we use in DIY are just
as dangerous?

I have to say that I was sceptical about the eggcupful bit.

kevin

Which brings me onto another point. I've bought one of those dandy
paint brush and roller cleaning sets recently which uses a power drill
to clean. I was concerned about paint brush cleaner fluid being ignited
by the drill motor - anyone heard of any incidents?