Fort Lauderdale: Smoking man hurt when oxygen machine explodes

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | January 31, 2011

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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.

[ConservativeStatement]

Headline writers take a bow.

[lacrew]

X-files?

[Vor Lady]

That sentence makes it sound as if the oxygen tank exploded at the hospital after he was taken there.

[bert]

hmmmm....

Did the Oxygen machine really explode or did adjacent combustibles with a source of pure oxygen furiously combust?

I doubt the machine exploded

[JoeProBono]

[Constitution Day]

Good. Sorry, but being that much of a dumba** should cause some pain.

[driftdiver]

I bet he was still smoking after it exploded.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Thinning the herd.

[I still care]

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)

[Bon mots]

Almost a Darwin award candidate...

people this stupid should suffer.

[Ronald_Magnus]

Probably best to stay clear of those guys with an air/oxygen tank.

[CholeraJoe]

My what an unusual way to get burned - smoking while using oxygen. /sarc

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Oxygen isn't flammable, it simply accelerates combustion.

[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.

[meyer]

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". :)

[andy58-in-nh]

Bad idea.

[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.

[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.

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!