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boomer_wv

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3. Eh.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 07:47 PM

Oct 2019

To be fair, there is no chance that this tank would spontaneously explode. When they do, it's because they are exposed to extreme heat, like 500+ degrees, for long enough to superheat the gas inside. You could shoot it and there would still be nearly no chance that it would explode unless everything went absolutely perfect to pierce the tank and create a spark at just the right moment to be able to ignite the gas.

I know a lot of people that have one sitting next to their homes and have for decades. I have never heard of one exploding for no reason.

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Somebody thought it was a good idea to put a large propane tank next to this playground [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2019 OP

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