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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:32 pm
by cats1948
So, do we get the details on the naked skunk story?
p.s. I've never had a canned soft drink explode in a vehicle, but I have had glass bottles (remember the good old days?) do so.
CATS
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:43 pm
by Crossfire
stevie_d_64 wrote:"Naked Skunk" story...
Say NO more!

Speak for yourself. I think this is a story we need to hear!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:32 am
by austin
We'll be at the DAPS IDPA Match Wed at Elm Fork if you want to hear her tell it. She will be the pretty one with the Pink baseball hat on.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:15 pm
by Target1911
I have had a lighter explode on my dash too. I'm just lucky I wasnt in the car. Several peices of plastic stuck in the head rest of my seat.
I think sometimes ppl call bull just for the contraversy
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:07 am
by ElGato
Target1911 wrote:I have had a lighter explode on my dash too. I'm just lucky I wasnt in the car. Several peices of plastic stuck in the head rest of my seat.
I think sometimes ppl call bull just for the contraversy
I've see it too, a co-worker's lighter exploded on his dash, when he found it at lunch time we all went out and looked.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:34 am
by NguyenVanDon

at soda explosion...
Got hungry after reading this. I'm going to grab some Taco Bueno for lunch LOL...
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:45 pm
by RPBrown
Target1911 wrote:I have had a lighter explode on my dash too. I'm just lucky I wasnt in the car. Several peices of plastic stuck in the head rest of my seat.
I think sometimes ppl call bull just for the contraversy
I want to know what part of Texas he lives in that 85 degrees F. is the hottest known to man.
Middle of summer I'm in attics that register 160 on my digital thermometer.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:13 pm
by TheYoungGuy
KD5NRH wrote:I'd have to call bull on both; Mythbusters proved that in the hottest temperatures known to man (85deg F) soda cans and lighters cannot explode in a car.
The "hottest temperatures known to man"? Where is this man from, Rhode Island?
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:55 pm
by lrb111
RPBrown wrote:Target1911 wrote:I have had a lighter explode on my dash too. I'm just lucky I wasnt in the car. Several peices of plastic stuck in the head rest of my seat.
I think sometimes ppl call bull just for the contraversy
I want to know what part of Texas he lives in that 85 degrees F. is the hottest known to man.
Middle of summer I'm in attics that register 160 on my digital thermometer.
Many moons ago there were manual heat activated fire alarms for attics that wouldn't go off until they hit 185°. That was considered marginal for false alarms.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:39 pm
by Target1911
Here in the DFW area it can reach atleast 140 in car.
My mom had a friend that was a truck driver who had a lighter explode in the cab while he was driving down the road in an airconditioned cab, it threw shards all down the side of his body
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:57 pm
by para driver
I live a couple miles from 'the scene'.. thought your post was something serious...
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 12:36 am
by austin
It was real serious for about 3 seconds.
My eyes can follow handgun bullets when they go downrange and the can's pull tab looked a lot like a bullet when it crossed my line of sight. This combined with the loud bang and the impact with my shoulder was enought to trigger my response.
If you live near there you know how bad that area looks.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:14 pm
by govnor
Really nice story the way you told it. I seriously thought something was up! I'm in that area working sometimes, so I thought it was strange that it was going down there in Plano.
The only question I have is why did the gang banger kids take a pizza into Taco Bueno and eat it there?
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:55 am
by austin
Why did they take a pizza into TB?
Probably because they bought it at Domino's delivery nearby then needed a place to eat it.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:23 pm
by govnor
austin wrote:Why did they take a pizza into TB?
Probably because they bought it at Domino's delivery nearby then needed a place to eat it.
I guess I was wondering because if I had just bought a pizza I would take it home to my house and eat it. I know that's really weird, but just me I guess
