In article <1122581585.176048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bob May" <bobmay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Using something like propane will also make for a neat explosion when you
> light it and the concussion, along with the depletion of oxygen will kill
> the nasty buggers quickly.
Yes, the grounds maintenance guys of a certain local institution
apparently do that now and then -- they just don't tell anyone about it.
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Re: London "Bombs" ... Searching Google Groups on this subject brings up lots of speculation, such as, the smoke in the first car being fuel vapor, and lots of skepticism and derision. ... If they had a good fire going in spilled gas, would the propane spilled from the pressure relief valves put the fire out by driving out whatever oxygen had not already been consumed? ...Propane has less energy content. ... More likely, the pressure relief valves would vent, producing some flame, but not an explosion unless the temperature got high enough to cause the tanks to rupture. ... (soc.retirement)
Re: London "Bombs" ... before the perps figure out what they need to have an explosion.... they had a good fire going in spilled gas, ...Propane has less energy content. ...propane/gasoline car bomb in an isolated area. ... (soc.retirement)
Re: bigger bang? ... that uses 5% propane and 95% pure oxygen underground to make a concussion ... There are several commercial "concussion guns"... The old "Big Bang" cannons used just acetylene (from calcium carbide + ... feet of 8 inch pipe would be considerably larger and louder. ... (rec.crafts.metalworking)
Re: Well done everyone involved ! ... you will have several hundred kilogrammes of liquid propane... I could easily arrange for an LPG cylinder to rupture into fragments. ... An impressive explosion.... (uk.legal)
Re: London "Bombs" ... Searching Google Groups on this subject brings up lots of speculation, such as, the smoke in the first car being fuel vapor, and lots of skepticism and derision. ... If they had a good fire going in spilled gas, would the propane spilled from the pressure relief valves put the fire out by driving out whatever oxygen had not already been consumed? ...Propane has less energy content. ... More likely, the pressure relief valves would vent, producing some flame, but not an explosion unless the temperature got high enough to cause the tanks to rupture. ... (soc.retirement)
