All of us who have lit the test tube with hydrogen... and heard the "squeak", wonder about Hydrogen in cars.... I wonder about the sanity of folks sometimes!
It's weekend, Y'all have a great one. Derek Walton L F Research. On 2/19/2010 1:17 PM, James, Chris wrote: > That was common practise in my day. It was our chemistry master who > went one better while producing hydrogen in a large semi john. He lit > the end of tube before allowing all the air to purge. > > Big flash and explosion, glass and acid everywhere, but amazingly in a > class of 30 kids there were no injuries. > > No inquiry or follow up either but then this was the 60's. > > Chris > > On 19 Feb 2010, at 01:40, "Larry Stillings" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Don't lite the gas valves directly that connect to the rubber hoses >> that go >> to the bunsen burners. I saw that done in 7th grade, fortunately the >> student >> didn't blow up the school and all my classmates. >> >> sorry just had to comment. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pete Perkins [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:07 PM >> To: PSNet >> Subject: Safety requirements for schools >> >> PSNet, >> >> As part of some technical committee work we are doing it would be >> helpful if anyone could share knowledge of safety requirements in >> secondary >> schools (junior-high, middle, or high schools), especially as they might >> relate to educational use of laboratory or test equipment. >> >> br, Pete >> >> Peter E Perkins, PE >> Principal Product Safety & Regulatory Consultant >> Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 >> >> 503/452-1201 fone/fax >> [email protected] >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society >> emc-pstc >> discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to >> <[email protected]> >> >> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: >> http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc >> Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that >> URL. >> >> Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ >> Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html >> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html >> >> For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Scott Douglas <[email protected]> >> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> >> >> For policy questions, send mail to: >> Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> >> David Heald: <[email protected]> >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society >> emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your >> e-mail to <[email protected]> >> >> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: >> http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc >> Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to >> that URL. >> >> Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ >> Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html >> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html >> >> For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Scott Douglas <[email protected]> >> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> >> >> For policy questions, send mail to: >> Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> >> David Heald: <[email protected]> > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your > e-mail to <[email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to > that URL. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected]> > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>

