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Chinese takeaway biodiesel man in garage explosion horror
www.theregister.co.uk ^
| 7/28/2008
| By Lewis Page
Posted on 07/31/2008 5:26:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Hegemony Cricket
If you use it, make sure you say it with a crisp British accent.
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:54:17 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Red Badger
Sure the poor fellow was burned and his garage destroyed, but think of much he saved on biodiesel!
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:55:06 AM PDT
by
count-your-change
(you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: azhenfud
He was probably using the drill after a long period of stagnation, and the fumes had built up over a period of time, then BOOM!...........
23
posted on
07/31/2008 5:56:51 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: Abathar
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:57:49 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Vigilantism will arise where the justice system is viewed as overly lenient and/or ineffective.)
To: count-your-change
Saving the planet, one exploded garage at a time.
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:58:01 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(What the hell is wrong with these people?)
To: WayneS
Hold my Scotch... Watch this! This is the UK, so it's, "Hold my GIN... Watch this!...............
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:58:04 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: Red Badger
You are correct. My apologies.
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:58:56 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(What the hell is wrong with these people?)
To: WayneS
I don’t see how they can drink that stuff.............
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posted on
07/31/2008 5:59:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: neodad
I was trying to figure out why the Chinese came and got him
I had to rub my eyes and look again at that headline. I was wondering why the Chinese were involved.
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:00:07 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
("And how can this be? For I am the Kwisatz Haderach! " - Barack Obama)
To: Jack of all Trades
Getting your house blowed up real good because you don't know what you don't know: PricelessSomeone set us up the bomb.
To: ninonitti
All your sesame oil are belong to us.
To: Red Badger
Some homebrewers reportedly use the drill with a paint stirrer attachment to agitate the oil while mixing the combined methanol and lye in the processor. It’s like dynamite with the fuse already lit.
Both methanol and methodide are extremely explosive. Any electrical sparks - even from switches or blown lights ought be avoided. I use all coiled flourescents in my open processor shelter and I mounted all my switches or switching devices at eye level since the fumes travel close to the ground.
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:12:36 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: azhenfud
A small capacitor across the switch terminals will “snub” any sparks from the switching process..........0.1uF 1000V would work..........
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:15:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: Jack of all Trades
All your sesame oil are belong to us. NO MSG!..................
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:16:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: ninonitti
A neighbor left some rags that had been soaked with cooking oil sitting in the back seat of his car while it was parked overnight in his driveway a couple of summers ago.
Heat inside the car apparently caused spontaneous combustion of the rags. Buh bye car. If he’d parked the car a couple or three feet closer to the garage, the house could have been lost as well.
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:16:50 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: reagan_fanatic
The headline is terrible. “Chinese takeaway” for “Chinese take out” gives the reader the impression the Chinese hauled him away for blowing up a garage with biodiesel.
It prolly could happen, though...
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:17:07 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: Red Badger
I don’t think it’ll keep the brushes from sparking on the rotor, though - especially when the drill is under load and the brushes are worn, or will it?
Many home brewers use second-hand items in their process - me suspects his drill was worn..
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:26:22 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: azhenfud
Not much can be done for the drill motor’s sparks. He should use a vent fan for a few minutes before drilling.................
38
posted on
07/31/2008 6:28:37 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: Red Badger
A devastating explosion levelled the makeshift reprocessing plant on Saturday afternoon, when sparks from an electric drill being used to mix ingredients ignited explosive vapours. Not too smart on a couple of fronts. First, he should have have adequate ventilation for his project, and second, you don't use an electric drill, especially one that sparks (!) to mix the lye and methanol with the cooking oil. It's a dangerous process, and you have to study the correct procedures for making biodiesel and follow all necessary pre-cautions to keep things like this from happening.
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:28:38 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/31/2008 6:28:41 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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