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Old 05-02-2010, 01:33 AM  
Serge Litehead
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Wow that is crazy if that is true.. Watching CNN now.. So glad they caught it before it blew up
after I heard the news that the car had propane in it.. i remembered that yesterday Myth Busters had a show about propane tanks and they were checking if those things could fly like rockets, they did various tests blowing them up.. if a propane tank cought on fire, built in pressure safety mesures would prevent it from blowing up, just a stream of fire.. if pressure safety thing is disabled (they explained it a bit how to do it) - these convenient propane tanks blow up big time in the fire.
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