Things not to wear when welding

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

If you want kablooey, toss an unopened Coke can into the old campfire. Ask 
me how I know about this, oh yeah, I'm a mother of an idiot. Does a really 
good job on the tents too, all that hot carmelized liquid and shards of 
aluminum. DON'T try this, okay? It's a wonder soft drink manufacturers don't 
have a warning about it actually.
Cathy


>From: Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Things not to wear when welding
>Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Entirely different situation. When tossing lighters, it works by the top 
>metal part breaking and sparking, causing the fluid to both pour out and 
>light. It's about the same as pouring lighter fluid on the ground and 
>lighting it. Remember lighters are pressurized and when you put a small 
>piece of glowing hot metal into them, then they can explode. Think of it 
>this way. Imagine shoving a red hot nail into a can of hairspray. Kablooey! 
>Take a hairspray can and break the top off so the gas can freely escape and 
>light it on fire. Not much happens besides a firely blaze.
>
>Dan
>
>chris gonzalez <chris24g@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I call BS on that myth. I used to explode plastic lighters when I was a kid 
>by throwing them at the ground. Just a big flame out, like when you pour 
>lighter fluid on a BBQ. Absolutely no concussive force. You could 
>definitely get burned, but doubt you'd get killed. Let's call 
>Mythbusters....
>
>John Klun wrote:Dan and y'all:
>
>The story below is quite true. In 1966 when the first BIC plastic
>lighters came out, lots of sailors bought them because they were cheaper
>than Zippos. A Naval Safety Bulletin was issued to the entire Navy in
>late 1967 early 1968 forbidding any one who was welding from keeping the
>plastic lighters in their breast pocket. The Bulletin referred to an
>accident that occurred to a sailor who was welding ashore. (At that
>time, the welding 'leathers' were more like butchers aprons- covered
>most of the body but did leave the breast pockets unprotected.) A spark
>from the sailor's welding torch struck his breast pocket, burned through
>to the lighter and it caused the lighter to explode. The bulleting
>referred to the resulting explosion as equivalent to the explosive force
>of a stick of dynamite resulting in the sailor's death. I do know that
>on our ship, any sailor assigned to welding and repair had to be
>'inspected' by his leading P.O. or his Division Officer before being let
>loose with a welding torch....
>
>Dan Smith wrote:
>
> > He also knew of people (or stories of said people) who always kept their 
>lighter in their breast pocket while welding and an errant piece of molten 
>metal would land on/near the lighter, melt through it and blow off the 
>person's torso.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
>
>
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