"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:ia5gb253mkv8msm73v81f2665tobeecdtl@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:14:50 -0500, "Ray O"
> <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>>
>>"Davoud" <star@sky.net> wrote in message
>>news:140720061244546062%star@sky.net...[color=darkred]
>>> Davoud:
>>>> > Yeah, gasoline is unsafe, blah blah. Trouble is, gasoline's the best
>>>> > and fastest acting solvent for this. Scrape the thick residue off
>>>> > first, then use gasoline carefully. Don't carry the gas can into the
>>>> > garage; keep it at a safe distance. Pour a small amount into a clean
>>>> > tin can and pour that on the grease to soften/remove the residue.
>>>> > IOW, gasoline /can/ be used safely in this instance if safety rules
>>>> > are
>>>> > enforced.
>>>
>>> Ray O:
>>>> If safety rules are enforced, one would never purposely pour gasoline
>>>> on
>>>> a
>>>> garage floor!
>>>
>>> I concede I am not a chemist. Some reaction between gasoline and
>>> concrete of which I am unaware, perhaps, an I've been lucky all these
>>> years? Otherwise there is nothing intrinsically unsafe about putting a
>>> small amount of gasoline on a grease spot on a garage floor. I said
>>> "small amount," didn't I?
>>>
>>> Davoud
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>>
>>Gasoline is specifically formulated to burn. Because it is volatile
>>(evaporates easily), it readily turns to vapor form, which is an
>>explosive.
>>A link from a Manitoba government web site outlines an explosion that was
>>caused by someone using gas to clean the floor
>>[url]http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/pdf/bltn112.pdf[/url]
>>
>>According to this web site from the City of Bellingham, WA
>>[url]http://www.cob.org/fire/safety/Gasoline/index.htm[/url] a gallon of gasoline has
>>the explosive power of 20 sticks of dynamite. Doing the conversion, 1 cup
>>(1/16 of a gallon) of gas has more explosive power than 1 stick of
>>dynamite.
>>I'd bet that both you and joe used more than 8 ounces of gas to clean the
>>floor. I don't know what you feel is safe or unsafe, but I sure would
>>not
>>use that stuff on my garage floor![/color]
>
> EVERY 'safety notice' in the United States Navy has a similar story
> to it. We used to try to guess who did what to get made into
> one...LOL
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]
I think the warnings would be much more convincing if they showed pictures
of the folks after they discovered that a warning was needed!
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
