And I assume the cockroaches all survived just fine.

Stay away from those cans.

Any word on the fridge full of condiments? Or the handblown glasses with tiny imperfections to show they were crafted by the honest, indigenous people of...wherever?

Some cans of insecticide severed several floor joists and pushed out one of the room walls? What the fark kind of tinfoil townhouse does he live in?

Also, is he some kind of bug-spray hoarder or something? Why do you need a whole bunch of obviously old and leaking bug-spray cans?

Appliances are becoming sentient.
So it begins.

Yeah, a spark from the fridge hits the bug spray. Sure.

The explosion severed several floor joists and pushed out one of the room walls.

Fail tag on holiday? For the stuff to be in that high of concentration, clearly someone didn't follow the directions.

1 can per room (2 if it's a particularly large room).

If he had done this, I really doubt it would have reached such a concentration to explode with that much force.



/Will be tripping the breaker next time I bug-bomb an apartment...
//Just to be safe...

The police would later tell me that the pilot light might have gone out, letting out just a little bit of gas. The gas could have slowly filled the condo. Seventeen-hundred square feet with high ceilings, for days and days. Then, the refrigerator's compressor could have clicked on.

CruiserTwelve: Aerosol cans can be made to explode by a spark? From a refrigerator?

I can't speak to bug spray, but I know first hand that a can of Gunk can be ignited from a spark on a soda machine...




//well, round-aboutly.
///Spark...papers...fire...foamy napalm.

Mythbusters blew up a house with bug bombs.

They also had to use about a dozen, and didn't think any sane person would ever do it.

Guess stupid is always as much an option as failure.

absolute bullshiat
homeowner/resident at fault.

Those cans don't use flammables for propellant any more, the cans would have to be coated in a accelerants to have gotten anywhere near explosion temperature. Sure the natural oils would have gone off like pressure cookers of turkey oil, but not until already inside a fully involved fire.

This case is arson.

LordOfThePings: Stay away from those cans.



Someone must kill these cans before they kill us.

FunkOut: vodka: Some cans of insecticide severed several floor joists and pushed out one of the room walls? What the fark kind of tinfoil townhouse does he live in?

Also, is he some kind of bug-spray hoarder or something? Why do you need a whole bunch of obviously old and leaking bug-spray cans?

Paranoia?

italie: CruiserTwelve: Aerosol cans can be made to explode by a spark? From a refrigerator?

I can't speak to bug spray, but I know first hand that a can of Gunk can be ignited from a spark on a soda machine...


You had a soda machine in your garage?

Cool!

ka1axy: ..


You had a soda machine in your garage?

Cool!



Old-timey one that distributed bottles. Always kept half of it filled with beer. Best purchase ever, until a mouse chewed through the chord and cause the incident above.

Would have have rebuilt it, but those scrap hunters are ruthless when you leave metal outdoors....

fluffy2097: Mythbusters blew up a house with bug bombs.

They also had to use about a dozen, and didn't think any sane person would ever do it.

Guess stupid is always as much an option as failure.

if you watched mythbusters then you should know about that news of a family blowing up their own house using too many bug bombs, so yes some people are stupid enough to do it

Came for the Fight Club references, stayed for The Jerk, Creepshow and "Mythbusters." Great start to my Tuesday.

Did he spray the lock w/ freon and tap it with a chisel first?

prjindigo: absolute bullshiat
homeowner/resident at fault.

Those cans don't use flammables for propellant any more, the cans would have to be coated in a accelerants to have gotten anywhere near explosion temperature. Sure the natural oils would have gone off like pressure cookers of turkey oil, but not until already inside a fully involved fire.

This case is arson.

[citation needed]

I have a can of bug bomb in my house that's less than a year old. It clearly states on it that it's flammable. I have a fairly new can of Raid ant spray that also warns that it's flammable.

Look for a "smart" meter to be involved. Their faulty (pun intended) power supply can cause appliances to fark up to the point of burning out completely. This has happened a lot with smart meters, but the power companies deny responsiblity and will not pay.



If you do not already have a "smart" meter, print a sign out NOW that says "DO NOT REPLACE METER. We refuse the smart meter due to health and privacy concerns." Put that in a gallon ziplock and tape it under your safe, analog meter.

Questions? Go here: Link (new window). That includes you Canadians, too, eh? There's a story for you right at the top.

If you already have a "smart" meter, call your state's public utilities commission and demand its removal. The law (Federal Energy Policy of 2005) says that you should only get one if you request it!

PsiChi: Look for a "smart" meter to be involved. Their faulty (pun intended) power supply can cause appliances to fark up to the point of burning out completely. This has happened a lot with smart meters, but the power companies deny responsiblity and will not pay.

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If you do not already have a "smart" meter, print a sign out NOW that says "DO NOT REPLACE METER. We refuse the smart meter due to health and privacy concerns." Put that in a gallon ziplock and tape it under your safe, analog meter.

Questions? Go here: Link (new window). That includes you Canadians, too, eh? There's a story for you right at the top.

If you already have a "smart" meter, call your state's public utilities commission and demand its removal. The law (Federal Energy Policy of 2005) says that you should only get one if you request it!

You sound tinfoil hatted...

ignited about a dozen aerosol insect repellant containers
Had a small bug problem, eh? Or perhaps working on a new meth recipe?