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explode-o-pop
Excellent high speed of what an exploding pressurized soda/pop bottle can do to your hands on http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb ... gn=fbdsc17 right now.
The video clip is titled explosive dehydration high speed.
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The video clip is titled explosive dehydration high speed.
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Re: explode-o-pop
That's pretty cool! Too bad the bottle didn't blow up the hand... :-)
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Re: explode-o-pop
A very interesting point. While it looks like there would be significant damage, it doesnt look like "you could lose a limb" type of explosion like the LEO's like to say.Reptiglorandrockets wrote:That's pretty cool! Too bad the bottle didn't blow up the hand... :-)
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Re: explode-o-pop
There was a whole episode of mythbusters on Saturday night about various internet experiments you should and should not try at home. This was part of the episode where they were trying to tell people that dry ice bombs were a bad idea. They didn't even get into the drain cleaner version, which is obviously 10 times worse.
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Re: explode-o-pop
As shown you probably couldn't kill yourself, but a lot of newbies to water rockets think nothing of putting aluminum brackets and nozzles on their water rockets and filling them to extreme pressures. This lack of respect for penetrating shrapnel is exactly the kind of thing that can cause a permanent injury like the loss of fingers or an eye, or even kill someone. Don't take it too lightly.bugwubber wrote:A very interesting point. While it looks like there would be significant damage, it doesnt look like "you could lose a limb" type of explosion like the LEO's like to say.Reptiglorandrockets wrote:That's pretty cool! Too bad the bottle didn't blow up the hand... :-)
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Re: explode-o-pop
One of our members posted this video several years ago.Team Seneca wrote:As shown you probably couldn't kill yourself, but a lot of newbies to water rockets think nothing of putting aluminum brackets and nozzles on their water rockets and filling them to extreme pressures. This lack of respect for penetrating shrapnel is exactly the kind of thing that can cause a permanent injury like the loss of fingers or an eye, or even kill someone. Don't take it too lightly.bugwubber wrote:A very interesting point. While it looks like there would be significant damage, it doesnt look like "you could lose a limb" type of explosion like the LEO's like to say.Reptiglorandrockets wrote:That's pretty cool! Too bad the bottle didn't blow up the hand... :-)
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http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... 5543#p5543
It demonstrates the dangers of exploding rockets, poor launch safety, handling pressurized bottles, and the dangers of scuba tanks.
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Re: explode-o-pop
WRA2 wrote: One of our members posted this video several years ago.
http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... 5543#p5543
It demonstrates the dangers of exploding rockets, poor launch safety, handling pressurized bottles, and the dangers of scuba tanks.
That's a great compilation. You should keep a link to that on the rules page!
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Re: explode-o-pop
I nominate whoever almost impaled that little toddler with the falling rocket as "Parent of the Year".bugwubber wrote:WRA2 wrote: One of our members posted this video several years ago.
http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... 5543#p5543
It demonstrates the dangers of exploding rockets, poor launch safety, handling pressurized bottles, and the dangers of scuba tanks.
That's a great compilation. You should keep a link to that on the rules page!
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Unfortunately some idiot in LA County already has the overall category wrapped up this year.Team Seneca wrote:I nominate whoever almost impaled that little toddler with the falling rocket as "Parent of the Year".
However in the Anvil Tossing and Other Dangerous Falling Projectiles category for 2009?, this one was definitely a contender.
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Okay, fill us in. What did this guy in LA County do that's dumber? This sounds intriguing.bugwubber wrote:Unfortunately some idiot in LA County already has the overall category wrapped up this year.Team Seneca wrote:I nominate whoever almost impaled that little toddler with the falling rocket as "Parent of the Year".
However in the Anvil Tossing and Other Dangerous Falling Projectiles category for 2009?, this one was definitely a contender.
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Well it's pretty inflamatory so y'all are warned...U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:Okay, fill us in. What did this guy in LA County do that's dumber? This sounds intriguing.bugwubber wrote:Unfortunately some idiot in LA County already has the overall category wrapped up this year.Team Seneca wrote:I nominate whoever almost impaled that little toddler with the falling rocket as "Parent of the Year".
However in the Anvil Tossing and Other Dangerous Falling Projectiles category for 2009?, this one was definitely a contender.
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Basically exposing his baby to a more dangerous type of projectiles.
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Re: explode-o-pop
Yikes! I wouldn't want that on my hands!