Those were FUN!!!! Government definitely went a bit too far when those went the way of the DoDo bird.
Gov't mandates gas can flame arrestors.
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Little kid died when the weighted dart that was meant to be thrown up in the air came down and pierced her skull.
We had fun with them too. My friend stuck one into his parents's house roof. And I think I recall someone getting one in their foot.
They were taken away by his parents and we never saw them again.
Mine was a tongue in cheek comment. I only played them a few times.
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I bought a new 5 gallon can a few years ago and along with the poorly designed, poorly functioning ventless spout, it had a flame arrester in the can. It was just a fine mesh plastic screen inside the opening of the can. When I tried to fill the can at the pump it kept blowing gasoline back out of the can and shutting the nozzle off. I got angry (POed) and shoved the nozzle into the can hard enough to push the flame arrester into the can. I fished it out later after the can was empty. I bought an EZ Pour spout and vent and the can works perfectly. Just like the old ones.
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Why does it seem like these 'safety features' are always so poorly designed and impractical to deal? That they either cause people to eliminate them or they actually create more problems than they fix? I'm pretty sure the fuel spilled by folks filling due to the damn screen in the can causes far more release of fumes to the environment than the 'ventless spout' fixes. But I guess as long as someone feels like they did something and can check off an accomplishment the actual results don't matter.
Same goes for the energy efficiency and 'environmentally friendly materials' for modern refrigerators... I'm going out on a limb and saying that there is more waste and environmental harm from modern fridges that only last 5-7 years and have to be disposed of than the old school ones that lasted 30 years. Factor in the cost to manufacture, materials used and disposal and the 'environmental improvements' are a step backwards. But it sounded good, right?
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jyoutz
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Most of those screens I have seen are removable for filling. At least the cans I have do. Not an issue.
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Kind of defeats the debris catchment doesn't it?
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The filter effect only works one direction. If you keep the debris screen in for filling and for pouring you defeat the purpose of the filter so you need to remove it for one or the other
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I self mandated to remove it entirely since I don't like the splash back while filling and don't pour gas on burn piles, wood stoves or hot engines.
jyoutz
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I like that it acts as a debris screen. In fact, that’s what I thought it was until this discussion.
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I put it back in after filling
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But it seems a lot of people keep wanting to try.
Tells a lot about the ones who keep doing it.
Saw a video of a yearly town bonfire. A couple officials put fire starting fluid and cans in the pile. The final PD officer lit it and it blew up. Debris flying everywhere, no one hurt. Should have had flame arrestors... Safety is good until the device creats another safety hazzard.
jyoutz
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The safety hazard was created by the fools starting the bonfire.
Here's one:
www.wjhg.com
Bruce
Mosley Highschool Bonfire Explosion
Students at Mosley High School are recalling a 50-year-old high school tradition that went terribly wrong Wednesday evening. The homecoming bonfire exploded.
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That likely is confirmation of what the 2 posts above you were referring to. There certainly was something in there besides wood and newspaper...Here's one:
Mosley Highschool Bonfire Explosion
Students at Mosley High School are recalling a 50-year-old high school tradition that went terribly wrong Wednesday evening. The homecoming bonfire exploded.
Bruce
My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.
Doug in SW IA
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We use diesel/gas mix to burn slash piles in the woods all the time. It burns, but isn’t explosive. That’s what drip torches are fuel with.My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.
Doug in SW IA
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Perhaps someone put a 1# propane cannister in the pile that was rigged to leak?My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.
Doug in SW IA
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