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Fort Lauderdale: Smoking man hurt when oxygen machine explodes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^
| January 31, 2011
Posted on 01/31/2011 7:26:47 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
FORT LAUDERDALE A man smoking a cigarette while using an oxygen machine was taken to a local hospital to be treated for burns early Monday when the oxygen unit exploded, officials said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: explosion; oxygen; smoker; smoking
Headline writers take a bow.
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:28:41 AM PST
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: ConservativeStatement
That sentence makes it sound as if the oxygen tank exploded at the hospital after he was taken there.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:30:32 AM PST
by
Vor Lady
To: ConservativeStatement
hmmmm....
Did the Oxygen machine really explode or did adjacent combustibles with a source of pure oxygen furiously combust?
I doubt the machine exploded
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:33:10 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
To: lacrew
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:37:50 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: ConservativeStatement
Good. Sorry, but being that much of a dumba** should cause some pain.
To: ConservativeStatement
I bet he was still smoking after it exploded.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:39:16 AM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:10:31 AM PST
by
Buckeye Battle Cry
(Conservatives want a CHOICE not an echo - No more RINOs!)
To: ConservativeStatement
Thanks for posting!
I was just discussing the Apollo Fire the other day with some kids I am helping in chemistry.
The anniversary was Jan 27, the day before Challenger. (Reminder to self - never do a space flight in Jan)
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:10:59 AM PST
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Almost a Darwin award candidate...
people this stupid should suffer.
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:16:37 AM PST
by
Bon mots
To: ConservativeStatement
Probably best to stay clear of those guys with an air/oxygen tank.
To: ConservativeStatement
My what an unusual way to get burned - smoking while using oxygen. /sarc
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:28:27 AM PST
by
CholeraJoe
("I am second?" WTH? Buncha losers.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Oxygen isn't flammable, it simply accelerates combustion.
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posted on
01/31/2011 9:19:55 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, A Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: Ronald_Magnus

OTOH, if you are being pursued by a shark with an oxygen tank, it is better to shoot at the oxygen tank than at the shark.
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posted on
01/31/2011 9:47:45 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Vigilanteman
OTOH, if you are being pursued by a shark with an oxygen tank, it is better to shoot at the oxygen tank than at the shark.Using an M1 Garand, of course. Just like the one Brody used in "Jaws". :)
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posted on
01/31/2011 10:18:39 AM PST
by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
To: ConservativeStatement

Bad idea.
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posted on
01/31/2011 10:22:42 AM PST
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: meyer
How old were you when JAWS came out? I was still a teenager so paid no attention to the gun, just the exploding shark.
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posted on
01/31/2011 1:46:24 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Vigilanteman
How old were you when JAWS came out? I was still a teenager so paid no attention to the gun, just the exploding shark.We're about the same age. I didn't notice the type of gun until several years later (I happen to have one now). I do remember that I saw this in the theater when it came out. We laughed at Quinn because he reminded everybody of my dad. We stopped laughing when Jaws jumped up out of the water by the boat!
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posted on
01/31/2011 5:23:48 PM PST
by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
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