Liquid nitrogen tank – relief valve = bomb
Posted by Eric Seymour on 10 March 2006 | 2 responses
Courtesy of Derek Lowe, my favorite blogging chemist, here is an amazing story of how things can go wrong when you bypass safety features on equipment.
2 Responses to “Liquid nitrogen tank – relief valve = bomb”
When I was an undergrad some comic genius would occasionally fill a thermos with nitrogen, seal it tight, and leave it in the bathroom. The cap would be obliterated, but fortunately no shrapnel. Sounded like a shotgun going off.
The fact that this happened at Texas A&M is even more classic. This could generate a new chapter in the book of Aggie jokes.