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Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« on: November 19, 2017, 01:37:03 pm »

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By Fox News
9 hours ago


A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man died of his injuries Friday, one day after the chainsaw he was using exploded.


Authorities in Lehigh County said David Baker was working at his home in Warrington Township, York County, when the explosion occurred Thursday. He was taken to a hospital but died Friday.


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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/19/pennsylvania-man-dies-day-after-chainsaw-malfunction.html


Now we have to deal with exploding chain saws. Jeez man, What's next...
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2017, 01:38:19 pm »
I wonder if he had it attached to his AR-15?
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2017, 01:43:45 pm »
Lawyers are going to clean up on this one.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2017, 01:48:53 pm »
Quote from: 240B on November 19, 2017, 01:38:19 pm
I wonder if he had it attached to his AR-15?

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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2017, 02:18:41 pm »
Quote from: Applewood on November 19, 2017, 01:43:45 pm
Lawyers are going to clean up on this one.

Not necessarily. My first thought when I read this is that it was something he did. Some kind of additive that he put in the gas, or something like that. I'm trying to think of a way that I could rig a chainsaw to explode. Can't think of any short of some explosive of some kind. Like putting super high octane in the gas.

You can catch a chainsaw 'on fire' fairly easily. But to make it actually explode with normal gas would be hard to do, especially to the point that it would kill a person. You need pressure and a sealed chamber for that.

Nah...I don't believe it. This was not a 'normal' accident IMO. Either the guy himself did something really stupid, or....somebody took him out.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2017, 02:29:10 pm »
Quote from: 240B on November 19, 2017, 02:18:41 pm
Not necessarily. My first thought when I read this is that it was something he did. Some kind of additive that he put in the gas, or something like that. I'm trying to think of a way that I could rig a chainsaw to explode. Can't think of any short of some explosive of some kind. Like putting super high octane in the gas.

You can catch a chainsaw 'on fire' fairly easily. But to make it actually explode with normal gas would be hard to do, especially to the point that it would kill a person. You need pressure and a sealed chamber for that.

Nah...I don't believe it. This was not a 'normal' accident IMO. Either the guy himself did something really stupid, or....somebody took him out.

I used to work for attorneys who defended product liability actions.  It can be difficult to prove that the plaintiff did something that caused or contributed to his death, and many times even with proof, juries are taken in by the tearful widow on the witness stand and award her big bucks anyway.   I would hope the chainsaw (or what's left of it) is preserved and available for analysis by an independent expert.  That saw would probably be a defendant's best evidence to withstand any lawsuit.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2017, 12:15:55 am »
LOL. Some dudes chainsaw exploded? I can just imagine what brand it was....

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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2017, 12:18:23 am »
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LOL. Some dudes chainsaw exploded? I can just imagine what brand it was....



Tesla?
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2017, 12:19:56 am »
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Tesla?

Similar. They are both government subsidized.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2017, 12:25:05 am »
This story makes no sense. Warrington Township is in Bucks County. York County is south of Harrisburg on the MD border. It makes sense he would be flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital if he was in Bucks because we have a fairly serious burn center here, but there is no way they shipped him up from York.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2017, 01:19:52 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on November 20, 2017, 12:25:05 am
This story makes no sense. Warrington Township is in Bucks County. York County is south of Harrisburg on the MD border. It makes sense he would be flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital if he was in Bucks because we have a fairly serious burn center here, but there is no way they shipped him up from York.

He's evidently from Dover, in York County.  The accident was in Warrington Twp., in Bucks.  The news organizations got confoosed.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2017, 04:10:36 am »
Quote from: 240B on November 19, 2017, 02:18:41 pm
Not necessarily. My first thought when I read this is that it was something he did. Some kind of additive that he put in the gas, or something like that. I'm trying to think of a way that I could rig a chainsaw to explode. Can't think of any short of some explosive of some kind. Like putting super high octane in the gas.

You can catch a chainsaw 'on fire' fairly easily. But to make it actually explode with normal gas would be hard to do, especially to the point that it would kill a person. You need pressure and a sealed chamber for that.

Nah...I don't believe it. This was not a 'normal' accident IMO. Either the guy himself did something really stupid, or....somebody took him out.
Octane reduces volatility. It is actually harder to burn a higher octane fuel than a lower octane one, which is why high octane fuels are required for high compression engines. Octane booster should not have caused the saw to explode. Short of nitroglycerin, nothing he added should have caused a motor to explode.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2017, 04:24:22 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on November 20, 2017, 04:10:36 am
Octane reduces volatility. It is actually harder to burn a higher octane fuel than a lower octane one, which is why high octane fuels are required for high compression engines. Octane booster should not have caused the saw to explode. Short of nitroglycerin, nothing he added should have caused a motor to explode.

Exactly. First off I can't remember ever running across a a chainsaw that wasn't 50:1 mix of gas. You can put a cigarette out in that. Secondly I have seen an engine mechanically explode. It isn't like a bomb going off.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2017, 04:34:22 am »
Boys, it was probably a lithium ion battery powered chainsaw.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2017, 04:44:20 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on November 20, 2017, 04:34:22 am
Boys, it was probably a lithium ion battery powered chainsaw.

The Tesla effect. Knew it.
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Re: Pennsylvania man dies day after chainsaw malfunction
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2017, 04:49:38 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on November 20, 2017, 04:44:20 am
The Tesla effect. Knew it.

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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2017, 04:53:17 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on November 20, 2017, 04:49:38 am
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Yeah, right after I told you.

I didn't want the slower posters here to feel bad for stating the obvious.
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« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2017, 04:58:57 am »
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I didn't want the slower posters here to feel bad for stating the obvious.

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« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2017, 05:09:57 am »
It's like the men here know nothing about tools; always have to do everything myself.
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« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2017, 05:12:51 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on November 20, 2017, 05:09:57 am
It's like the men here know nothing about tools; always have to do everything myself.

You probably attract a lot of tools. That's why you have familiarity.
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« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2017, 05:15:26 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on November 20, 2017, 05:12:51 am
You probably attract a lot of tools. That's why you have familiarity.

Word.
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« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2017, 05:19:15 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on November 20, 2017, 05:15:26 am
Word.

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« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2017, 05:24:42 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on November 20, 2017, 05:19:15 am
You're fooling yourself if you think you are getting the last word on this.
Are we in competition?
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Are we in competition?

When are we not?
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