FJ Cruiser vs. Acetylene Tank - Toyota Yaris Forums

*MAD DOG* · 03-04-2012, 03:05 PM

This happened in Regina Tuesday (29 November 2011).

Here is what the owner said:

So my time almost came to an end this morning... I'm very lucky to be
alive.

I had an acetylene bottle in my truck, the valve was bumped so slightly and
over night the truck filled with the gas. I noticed the smell, and opened
the doors to air out the truck. I drove the truck out of the garage to get
some more air movement. I went to roll the pass side window down and as
soon as I touched the power windows. BAM - with me in the truck. I lost all
hearing out of my right ear and got a scratch on the back of my head. All
things considering, I'm alive.

Pictures tell 1000 words.
Don't take any minutes or seconds you have for granted... it may be your
last...

marcus · 03-05-2012, 02:27 PM

wow,,, glad hes ok, this could be on 1000 ways to die...

TLyttle · 03-06-2012, 01:46 AM

Acetylene and propane, be very afraid! He was lucky to survive, mostly because he was in the center of the blast; had he been 6' away, the outcome would have been quite different...

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2012, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLyttle

Acetylene and propane, be very afraid! He was lucky to survive, mostly because he was in the center of the blast; had he been 6' away, the outcome would have been quite different...

I dare say the FJ would have been more red and less yellow.

03-05-2012, 02:27 PM	#2
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	wow,,, glad hes ok, this could be on 1000 ways to die... __________________ If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit!!!!!! "Horsepower is how fast you hit the object. Torque is how far you move that object.."

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03-06-2012, 01:46 AM	#3
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Acetylene and propane, be very afraid! He was lucky to survive, mostly because he was in the center of the blast; had he been 6' away, the outcome would have been quite different...