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Acetylene Balloons and an 04 Silverado

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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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OH MY GOD!!

My friends father used to make those balloons when we were younger... until he had one go off due to static. I don't think he was injured.

How big were the baloons? The guy I know used small trash-bags.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Acetylene burns HOT. Why aren't there any burn marks on the upholstery? Why did the dash come apart like that during an explosion? Something is definitely fishy about this story. The truck is obviously trashed, but it doesn't look like an acetylene explosion to me.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselgeek
Acetylene burns HOT. Why aren't there any burn marks on the upholstery? Why did the dash come apart like that during an explosion? Something is definitely fishy about this story. The truck is obviously trashed, but it doesn't look like an acetylene explosion to me.
This wasn't a constant supply of acetylene coming from a tank like in a cutting torch. An explosion like this would have lasted only a fraction of a second, not enough time to char upholstery.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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only a little slow..........
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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Unbeleivable
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 12:37 AM
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talk about the fart that blew the doors off. DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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