Tire Bomb

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1 total messages Started by MJ Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:59

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Author: MJ
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:59

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Today's Rochester, NY Democrat & Chronicle had a front page story about a
guy who was fixing a tire on the front of a small pickup.  He
filled/inflated the tire with one of those cans of tire sealant (the
flammable type).  Then figured the best way to top it off was to use the
oxygen tank from his Oxy-Acetylene torch set up.  Everything was going fine
until he attempted to put a plug in the tire.  BOOM!  This moron sustained
the least amount of damage, his 12 and 13 yr old boys did worse.  One is in
critical condition.  The picture of the front of the car showed a destroyed
fender and crumpled hood.  A neighbor from across the street was qouted as
saying that the explosion made a 12 gauge sound like a pin dropping.  The
cops were quoted as saying that the can had a warning about not using
oxygen.

MJ

[As if you didn't already know, my opinions are my own and not my
company's.]

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