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07-16-2018, 08:15 PM
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Re: Cig Lighter Ignites Propane Leak
Cool. Mercaptan is also known as methanethiol and is a harmless but pungent-smelling gas which has been described as having the stench of rotting cabbages or smelly socks. It is often added to natural gas, which is colourless and odourless, to make it easier to detect. The gas is an organic substance, made of carbon, hydrogen and sulphur, and is found naturally in living organisms, including the human body where it is a waste product of normal metabolism. It is one of the chemicals responsible for the foul smell of bad breath and flatulence. People who have eaten asparagus can experience the distinctive smell of mercaptan in their urine within 30 minutes of consuming the vegetable, which contains substances that are quickly broken down to methanethiol. However, not everyone is able to smell mercaptan in their urine as a genetic mutation in some people means they are immune to the odour. The great advantage of mercaptan for industrial purposes is that it can be detected by most people in extremely small quantities, less than one part per million. This makes it an ideal additive to odourless gases, and, like natural gas, it is flammable |
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07-17-2018, 01:16 AM
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Re: Cig Lighter Ignites Propane Leak
It takes not a lot of gas particles to fill a room or small space to then make it a ticking time bomb, this is absolute gold video footage of the incident. Pausing it at stages through the ignition is spectacular to witness what happened, just look at where the fire starts to burn within an instant around flammable areas the particles are connected to like hairs on arms face and head of all three victims. Truly scary stuff what can happen
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