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Posted by Duane Bozarth on September 25, 2005, 9:00 pm
Harry K wrote:
>
> Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> > oren@at.us wrote:
> > > Today's paper had an article about checking the relief valve on the
> > > water heater, this link shows a "demonstration" of the power of an
> > > exploding water heater...
> > > http://www.waterheaterblast.com/index.html
> > > Oren
> > > "My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
> > > and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
> > > excused from saving Universes."
> > Very impressive, but I wonder how much "launch" they would have gotten
> > if they didn't start them out from down in a hole which must have acted
> > somewhat like a mortar barrel?
> > I bet they wouldn't have flown anywhere near as high if they were just
> > sitting on the ground when they blew.
> > Jeff
> > --
> > Jeffry Wisnia
> > (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
> > "Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."
>
> Back in the 76/7 oil crisis I saw the results of a steam explosion in a
> basement. Neighbor installed an old wood kitchen range with a water
> back. Too bad the pipes had been capped and there must have been a bit
> of water still in there. Impressive. Total redo of a finished
> basement. Fortunately there was no penetration of first floor.
>
> Harry K
I was going to comment lift mightn't have been what it was (but w/ slow
dialup I didn't even try to see the video, but I can imagine having
worked for 30 years w/ high pressure steam cycles even w/o seeing this
example) but that schrapnel would have been much greater...
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