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Exactly what were they trying to accomplish with these type of devices. Was it an attempt to just cause a large fire, or was it attempt to cause something more destructive, such as a FAE or fuel air explosive? http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/fae.htm

The “patio gas” bomb defused in Haymarket would have generated a fireball the size of a house and a shock wave spreading out over a diameter of at least 400 yards, explosives experts said today. The propane cylinders and petrol used in the device would have triggered a huge conflagration, as well as causing shrapnel and blast injuries from the exploding car chassis and the nails packed around the bomb, according to Hans Michels, Professor of Safety Engineering at Imperial College, London. Just one 13kg propane canister — the type sold by Calor under the brand name “Patio Gas” —...

No squirrels allowed, Paso Robles schools say Paso Robles Public Schools may put an end to its overpopulation of the rodents with a $2,000 extermination system that involves propane By Monika Tjia The Tribune On any given day, a dozen squirrels scamper on the field at Pat Butler Elementary in Paso Robles, slipping in and out of holes the size of softballs. That may soon end. The Paso Robles Public Schools is considering buying squirrel extermination systems called the Rodenator Pro for its more than 10 campuses. The $2,000 system exterminates the critters by releasing a mixture of propane and...