>Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 06:51:50 -0500
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Subject: Re: <OT> ...and I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...
>Interesting. I'm sure it's real safe if you're involved in an accident :)
>a rocket engine strapped on the car. That's why you never take long trips
>with a fully loaded scuba tank in your trunk. Most municipalities require
>business who refill scuba tanks to build a water filled "bomb" bunker. I
>have seen photos of what can happen when a scuba tank explodes and it's not
>pretty.
>Mike
Another intersting sjde note: Scuba tank refillers will NOT refill a scuba
tank if it has been repainted by anyone other than the manufacturer. Some
paint processes actually weaken the steel (especially heat cures) to a
critical degree and thus repainted tanks have a much higher failure rate
during refilling--hence the water filled bunkers. Energy is
energy--whether it's nuclear or just compressed air. When released rapidly
it can be deadly and destructive.
Alex
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