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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: 240B on November 19, 2017, 01:37:03 pm
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Fox News
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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I wonder if he had it attached to his AR-15?
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Lawyers are going to clean up on this one.
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I wonder if he had it attached to his AR-15?
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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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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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LOL. Some dudes chainsaw exploded? I can just imagine what brand it was....
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LOL. Some dudes chainsaw exploded? I can just imagine what brand it was....
(https://is.alicdn.com/img/pb/292/596/502/502596292_423.jpg)
Tesla?
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Tesla?
Similar. They are both government subsidized.
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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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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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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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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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Boys, it was probably a lithium ion battery powered chainsaw.
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Boys, it was probably a lithium ion battery powered chainsaw.
The Tesla effect. Knew it.
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The Tesla effect. Knew it.
*****rollingeyes*****
Yeah, right after I told you.
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*****rollingeyes*****
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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I didn't want the slower posters here to feel bad for stating the obvious.
Aren't you the sweetest.
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Aren't you the sweetest.
I am.
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It's like the men here know nothing about tools; always have to do everything myself.
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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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You probably attract a lot of tools. That's why you have familiarity.
Word.
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Word.
You're fooling yourself if you think you are getting the last word on this.
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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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When are we not?
Good question.
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(https://www.drpower.com/productimages/image.axd/i.drcsp/a.1/w.1000/h.1000/dr+cordless+24v+chainsaw+prompt_l.jpg)
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(https://www.drpower.com/productimages/image.axd/i.drcsp/a.1/w.1000/h.1000/dr+cordless+24v+chainsaw+prompt_l.jpg)
You could probably get through half of a 3" limb with that without needing to recharge.
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It's like the men here know nothing about tools; always have to do everything myself.
Mebbe that's because we don't use the battery powered ones so much...
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You could probably get through half of a 3" limb with that without needing to recharge.
How dare you. That's a quality Harbor Freight item. Their tools are guaranteed for dependable performance until you reach the parking lot.
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Mebbe that's because we don't use the battery powered ones so much...
Mebbe that's why.
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How dare you. That's a quality Harbor Freight item. Their tools are guaranteed for dependable performance until you reach the parking lot.
Oh, pardon me.
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Mebbe Maybe that's why.
There. Fixed it.
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There. Fixed it.
Word.
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Word.
Maybe the guy but a 24 volt battery into a 18 volt saw.
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Maybe the guy but a 24 volt battery into a 18 volt saw.
Mebbe
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Mebbe Maybe
There. Fixed it.
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There. Fixed it.
Word.
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Word.
Mebbe.
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Word.
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I might have to try that.
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I might have to try that.
Be sure to stick it in your pocket when you do.
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Be sure to stick it in your pocket when you do.
Now you're just being mean.
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Now you're just being mean.
It'l keep you warm on a cold day.
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It'l keep you warm on a cold day.
It's Florida. Cold days are my favorite.
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It's Florida. Cold days are my favorite.
Then what the hell do you know about chainsaws if you don't need firewood?
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Then what the hell do you know about chainsaws if you don't need firewood?
Our fire pits are outside.
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Our fire pits are outside.
How the hell does that keep your house warm in the winter?
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How the hell does that keep your house warm in the winter?
My husband and son use me as a space heater.
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My husband and son use me as a space heater.
Because you are always angry, right?
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Because you are always angry, right?
And I'm 43 and that shit is hot.
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And I'm 43 and that shit is hot.
Well then. I didn't know I was trifling with a MILF. Perhaps I should stop posting on this thread and allow you the win.
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Well then. I didn't know I was trifling with a MILF. Perhaps I should stop posting on this thread and allow you the win.
You're drinking milk? I don't know what that has to do with anything, but whatever. Anyway, I doubt you'll allow me the win.
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You're drinking milk? I don't know what that has to do with anything, but whatever. Anyway, I doubt you'll allow me the win.
I yield to you on this thread.
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I yield to you on this thread.
That's kind of you.
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That's kind of you.
I forgot to add...... congratulations.
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I forgot to add...... congratulations.
Unnecessary.
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Unnecessary.
What was unnecessary?
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What was unnecessary?
You congratulating me for winning was unnecessary.
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You congratulating me for winning was unnecessary.
OK. I won't do it again.
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OK. I won't do it again.
Of course you will continue with something else, because you're mad that I figured out it was a battery operated chainsaw that exploded.
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Of course you will continue with something else, because you're mad that I figured out it was a battery operated chainsaw that exploded.
Of course not. I would never be so impertinent.
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Of course not. I would never be so impertinent.
Uh huh
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Uh huh
See. I let you win....oops. Sorry. I shouldn't have posted that.
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See. I let you win....oops. Sorry. I shouldn't have posted that.
I'll tell you what. Since you're so sore about my being able to figure out it was a battery operated chainsaw, and you had no clue, I'll go ahead and give you this one.