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Posted by Jerry in Idaho [64.139.238.43] on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 23:53:49 :
In Reply to: Could be the wrong oil? posted by David Sherman [24.32.202.83] on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 18:34:31 :
As you said, David: "It seems strange that an air compressor could suck enough fumes out of shop air to form an explosive mix, and yet the guy working in the shop was still conscious and the air in the shop didn't explode." I don't doubt the pipe could rupture. But, assuming it was an 80 gal. tank (pretty common size), I would think the guy would be laying on the floor, overcome by the fumes, before enough fumes were sucked into that tank to even allow an explosion. And, what would cause it all to ignite so the explosion could occur?
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