[TheForge] Propane tanks

[Jerry Frost]

Exactly so Jim. I can't properly express how thankful I am that it seems 
most terrorists aren't very bright. A 20lb bottle of propane is enough to 
level a good sized building but then so is a 10lb bag of flour or a few jars 
of powdered creamer.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Propane tanks


> Look up fuel air explosives. A propane tank with the right kind of 
> detonation process can make an one hell of a bang. If
>
> On Sep 28, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
>
>> Given what has been said about how hard it is to get an LP tank to blow 
>> up.
>> Why was there such a fuss last year when the guy tried to blow one up in
>> Times Square?  Do they want to propogate the myth that an LP tank makes a
>> good bomb, or were they just looking at the amount of fuel in it and
>> figuring out how big a bang it would make IF they got it to blow?
>>
>> I just got an oxygen tank to make a bell out of. It was harder than I
>> expected to get the valve off it.  It took a large pipe wrench and an
>> extention to turn it. No time to finish, maybe in a couple months when I 
>> get
>> caught up.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>>