Subject: Re: cylinders

From: "Bodin, Jim" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:36:30 -0400

My recommendation for this is DON'T MESS WITH IT!!!!!!!!  Acetylene is 
shipped and stored dissolved in acetone.  It is extremely  
flamable...flamibility limits  -  2.5% to 81%.  

Acetylene - a colorless, extremely flammable gas with a detectable odor.  
In its free state, may violently decompose if pressure exceeds 15psig.  
SHIPPED AND STORED DISOLVED IN ACETONE.

I know some welders that would play games by filling a small balloon with 
acetylene, throw it in another welding booth and wait for a spark to 
cause it to explode - then laugh when the guy went to clean out his 
pants.  It might seem funny but can be extremely dangerous.  

Jim