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Fwd: [at-l] Burns hurt - Pepsi Can stove follies
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From: Robert Cunningham <robert.cunningham3@worldnet.att.net>
Sent To: orangebug74@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [at-l] Burns hurt - Pepsi Can stove follies
Date Sent: 30 May 2001 02:32 PM
This happened to me once to a lesser degree my Trangia stove had burned down
to nothing so I just added some more fuel and it immediatly ignited, I was unhurt, now
if I need to add fuel I wait a few minutes for it to cool down. I remembered as a kid
in Scouts another kid splashed some Coleman fuel on a fire and it backfired into him
igniting him, he immediatly ran into a nearby lake that probably saved his life, never the less he suffered severe burns to his face and chest and was scarred for life. A sight
that I'll never forget.---EZ
Orange Bug wrote:
>
> The "splash" vaporized and the flame billowed back to the can of
> denatured alcohol, with a larger flame that caught me. This was the
> usual scenario for charcoal starter that results in the can exploding,
> showering victim in petrol and shrapnel.
>
> The steaks were slightly more done than my arm. Actually, the arm looks
> fairly good (but painful) this AM. I think I'll take the day off and
> dictate.
>
> Bill...
>
> BTW, feel free to share with those "wild Indians" in your scout troop.
> It should be a good safety lesson and first aid discussion.
>
> --- Charles Copeland <charles@uswnet.com> wrote:
> > Thank goodness it was "only" your arm! A downside of burning alcohol
> > is that the flames are hard to see or invisible. ...
>
>
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