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I had removed the empty gas tank from a vintage scooter, and it had been lying
on the patio for at least three days with the filler neck open. I was torching
off a rusty bolt and the orange-red nut dropped and rolled near the open
filler tube. There was a loud, very memorable "chuff" sound exactly like a
shovelful of gravel tossed into a tin pail ( I can hear it to this day ) and
the tank spun away across the patio like a deflating balloon. No distortion
or damage to the tank.
Peter
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