In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

I was about 15 feet from the petrol soaked bonfire, squatting
down lighting a paper dart to throw at it from what I thought was a safe
distance.....

What kind of complete idiot does this?

One hwo ws fully aware of te anegrs, or so he thought.

Que?

You should be locked up to protect the public.

You should shove your finger up your arse and wiggle it about.

I apologise -- my comments were not intended to be an attack on yourself
personally but reflected my astonishment that some people (in general)
can be so ignorant regarding the extreme dangers of petroleum vapour.
--
Mr X

The message
from Mr X contains these words:

It seems to be the case that the more time there is between the
dispensing of the petrol and its ignition, the greater the hazard (and
yes, I do understand why this might be).

Oooh, yes. I remember that one. When I was about 15 a friend and I came
by about ten gallons of petrol that had had a bit of diesel mixed in it.
So we waited for a very still evening and sploshed it all round a
test-digging where the M26 now runs near Otford. Set it off remotely
after about five minutes for it to evaporate 'cos we'd heard about
fuel-air explosives and wanted to try one for ourselves. Damned lucky we
were nearly 100 yards away. Some of the saplings it snapped off must
have been nearly 2" thick.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Mr X wrote:
In article , Bob Mannix
writes

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

I was about 15 feet from the petrol soaked bonfire, squatting down
lighting a paper dart to throw at it from what I thought was a safe
distance.....
What kind of complete idiot does this?
One hwo ws fully aware of te anegrs, or so he thought.

15', you were lucky! I used a bit of burning paper on the end of a
broomstick and laid down flat. Quite a loud bang considering the lack of
space confinement. Like the paper dart idea though - much more elegant than
a broomstick )

You think it is a joking matter?

It seems to be the case that the more time there is between the
dispensing of the petrol and its ignition, the greater the hazard (and
yes, I do understand why this might be).

You have to laugh really. Otherwise you become a bore.

Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

I was about 15 feet from the petrol soaked bonfire, squatting
down lighting a paper dart to throw at it from what I thought was a safe
distance.....
What kind of complete idiot does this?
One hwo ws fully aware of te anegrs, or so he thought.

Que?

You should be locked up to protect the public.
You should shove your finger up your arse and wiggle it about.

I apologise -- my comments were not intended to be an attack on yourself
personally but reflected my astonishment that some people (in general)
can be so ignorant regarding the extreme dangers of petroleum vapour.

What got me on that occasion was just how FAR the vapour would travel at
ground level on a calm hot day. I was YARDS away. It was an unlucky
combination of weather, and timing.

Guy King wrote:
The message
from Mr X contains these words:

It seems to be the case that the more time there is between the
dispensing of the petrol and its ignition, the greater the hazard (and
yes, I do understand why this might be).

Oooh, yes. I remember that one. When I was about 15 a friend and I came
by about ten gallons of petrol that had had a bit of diesel mixed in it.
So we waited for a very still evening and sploshed it all round a
test-digging where the M26 now runs near Otford. Set it off remotely
after about five minutes for it to evaporate 'cos we'd heard about
fuel-air explosives and wanted to try one for ourselves. Damned lucky we
were nearly 100 yards away. Some of the saplings it snapped off must
have been nearly 2" thick.



I remember at Farnborough air show they did a mock attack on something
with the finale of blowing it up with napalm.

The resulting smoke ring was about 5 miles across by the time it
dissipated at 15,000 feet..

In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

Mr X wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher writes

I was about 15 feet from the petrol soaked bonfire, squatting
down lighting a paper dart to throw at it from what I thought was a safe
distance.....
What kind of complete idiot does this?
One hwo ws fully aware of te anegrs, or so he thought.

Que?

You should be locked up to protect the public.
You should shove your finger up your arse and wiggle it about.

I apologise -- my comments were not intended to be an attack on yourself
personally but reflected my astonishment that some people (in general)
can be so ignorant regarding the extreme dangers of petroleum vapour.

What got me on that occasion was just how FAR the vapour would travel at
ground level on a calm hot day. I was YARDS away. It was an unlucky
combination of weather, and timing.

Yes, I know just what you mean...

And the "wooofff!" sound is scary, too

See! I've done it as well!
--
Mr X

I have a new policy of not arguing with pedants.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...

Very few cars have petrol tanks explode on impact. You can toss a
cigarette into a poll of petrol and it won't ignite.


Let me back up a few more steps before you demonstrate.

Eisboch