Don’t leave a co2 cartridge in your car on a hot day:
It might explode:
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10 Comments
Aaron
September 22, 2008
I’ve often wondered/worried about that possibility. Have fun explaining that one to your insurance agent.
Emily
September 22, 2008
Holy CRAP. Now I got that to worry about too? How hot was it??
KanyonKris
September 22, 2008
I’ve wondered about that too. I keep CO2 cartridges in the car all the time, all through the summer. Time to find a burly container for them.
Dang, I hope you weren’t in the car at the time. If the shrapnel didn’t get you, the commotion might cause a wreck. Crazy.
Ed
September 22, 2008
Damn!! I have them stored in my pack in the trunk all the time.
Reminds of the first time I (read “idiot”)used one of those things. I did not fully release all the pressure and when I began unscrewing it, it shot out of my hands like a bullet, luckily in a direction that did not cause me bodily harm. It landed about 50 ft. away. I did not try using one again for several years after that episode.
Ed
The Jackal
September 22, 2008
Holy cow!!!
Good thing your were not hit with that thing.
Lesson learned for the masses on that one.
KanyonKris
September 22, 2008
I just found this warning for a CO2 BB gun:
“WARNING: CO2 CARTRIDGES MAY EXPLODE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 F. DO NOT MUTILATE OR INCINERATE THEM. DO NOT EXPOSE THEM TO HEAT OR STORE C02 CARTRIDGES AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 F.”
The temperature inside a car on a hot, sunny day can easily exceed 120 F. I crack my windows most of the time, but still I need to be more careful with the CO2 cartridges.
Grizzly Adam
September 22, 2008
I was not in the car when it happened – thankfully – it was parked.
So far the insurance company has only asked one question: “what is a co2 cartridge?”
Jason
September 23, 2008
I always wondered what would happen. NOW I know. Thanks for taking one for the team!
UltraRob
September 23, 2008
I’m glad you’re Ok. I guess if you had been in the car, it wouldn’t have been so hot though. How hot of a day was it?
I always thought CO2 cartridges were basically bomb proof. I leave them in my bag in the car all the time. I use the threaded ones that cost too much. Maybe they’re thicker.
Cellarrat
September 29, 2008
in the words of homer simson. “DOH!”
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10 Comments
Aaron
September 22, 2008I’ve often wondered/worried about that possibility. Have fun explaining that one to your insurance agent.
Emily
September 22, 2008Holy CRAP. Now I got that to worry about too? How hot was it??
KanyonKris
September 22, 2008I’ve wondered about that too. I keep CO2 cartridges in the car all the time, all through the summer. Time to find a burly container for them.
Dang, I hope you weren’t in the car at the time. If the shrapnel didn’t get you, the commotion might cause a wreck. Crazy.
Ed
September 22, 2008Damn!! I have them stored in my pack in the trunk all the time.
Reminds of the first time I (read “idiot”)used one of those things. I did not fully release all the pressure and when I began unscrewing it, it shot out of my hands like a bullet, luckily in a direction that did not cause me bodily harm. It landed about 50 ft. away. I did not try using one again for several years after that episode.
Ed
The Jackal
September 22, 2008Holy cow!!!
Good thing your were not hit with that thing.
Lesson learned for the masses on that one.
KanyonKris
September 22, 2008I just found this warning for a CO2 BB gun:
“WARNING: CO2 CARTRIDGES MAY EXPLODE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 F. DO NOT MUTILATE OR INCINERATE THEM. DO NOT EXPOSE THEM TO HEAT OR STORE C02 CARTRIDGES AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 F.”
The temperature inside a car on a hot, sunny day can easily exceed 120 F. I crack my windows most of the time, but still I need to be more careful with the CO2 cartridges.
Grizzly Adam
September 22, 2008I was not in the car when it happened – thankfully – it was parked.
So far the insurance company has only asked one question: “what is a co2 cartridge?”
Jason
September 23, 2008I always wondered what would happen. NOW I know. Thanks for taking one for the team!
UltraRob
September 23, 2008I’m glad you’re Ok. I guess if you had been in the car, it wouldn’t have been so hot though. How hot of a day was it?
I always thought CO2 cartridges were basically bomb proof. I leave them in my bag in the car all the time. I use the threaded ones that cost too much. Maybe they’re thicker.
Cellarrat
September 29, 2008in the words of homer simson. “DOH!”