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  • From: "Jerry W. Shepperd" <shepperd AT austincc.edu>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] A homestead story...
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:08:41 -0500

The biggest danger from propane is fire. The next most common danger is asphyxiation in an inadequately ventilated space. A lead bullet probably would not start a fire or cause an explosion because the lead will not spark, although it is conceivable that a steel-jacketed bullet might.

Explosions can occur if the tank is full and stored in the trunk of a car long enough for the propane to expand and there is no expansion valve or the expansion valve is defective and the vehicle is rammed from the rear. Since 2002, all propane tanks are required to have an Overfill Protection Device, which prevents them from being filled to more than 80%, to allow for heat expansion.

Jerry

At 03:52 PM 7/20/2006, you wrote:
You guys just aren't redneck enough...haven't you ever shot one up in a
pasture?
Trust me, they leave a 6 foot crater and the one I saw created a huge
fireball....lol
My son in law won't cook on a gas grill. His friends' sister was killed
when she got rear-ended by a truck. There was a propane tank in the
trunk of her car and it blew upon impact.

Bev

VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
> Warren, You are right. Firemen in Phx have told me that exploding
> tanks are rare and explained the circumstances it takes to cause
> those explosions. Van Dell
>
>
> --- "Warren F. Smith" <WarrenSmith AT PalmettoBuilders.net> wrote:
>
>> I think exploding tanks are a Hollywood device.
>>
>> Good story, though.
>>
>> Warren






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