Gasping for a fag

[zeitghost]

Haven't heard of one of these for years now:

Smoker fighting for her life after lighting cigarette while wearing oxygen mask in Heywood, Greater Manchester | Metro News

To do a proper job you really need an oxygen tent.

Then the whole lot can go up.

[original PM]

Sorry but lol!!!

terrible.

[Mich the Tester]

Very unfortunate incident indeed. She´s 47. If she'd done it 30 years earlier it would be a victory for Darwinian evolution.

[VectraMan]

"the spark caused the oxygen to explode"

Does oxygen explode? Surely pure oxygen would just cause much more rapid burning of the cigarette/lighter.

[Mich the Tester]

"the spark caused the oxygen to explode"

Does oxygen explode? Surely pure oxygen would just cause much more rapid burning of the cigarette/lighter.

Its the phlogiston wot done it.

[original PM]

naaah phlogiston's is added not taken away...

it just has negative mass

(iirc)

[Zippy]

"the spark caused the oxygen to explode"

Does oxygen explode? Surely pure oxygen would just cause much more rapid burning of the cigarette/lighter.

Yep. It's yer basic splint test, only with a fag instead of a splint. Nasty.

[SueEllen]

Yep. It's yer basic splint test, only with a fag instead of a splint. Nasty.

Up side and down side for the neighbours.