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Things not to wear when welding
For the camping folks (me included) do we want to be invited back to Cowen? This sounds like fun... <evil laugh>I can bring ammo</evil laugh>
Mike
sshh! There's liberals afoot!
Scourge <scourge@cogeco.ca> wrote:
lol, I've done that.....one of my freinds threw a full can of wd40 into a
campfire...almost burnt down a few trees.
I always liked cans of stew best......lol
-George
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Boyko"
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Things not to wear when welding
> 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
> >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 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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