Fahrenheit 2500
In honor of brilliantly creative and formerly reasonable author Ray Bradbury's recent decision to go
completely crazy, this is a partial list of things that will burn, break or melt if exposed to molten steel welding spatter. I have proven the ignitibility of each of these items through personal experience. As recently as today*.
scotchbrite pad*
bench brush*
skin
hair (knuckle, forearm, scalp, beard)
fingernail
trash can
oily rag
dry rag
damp rag
ragged clothing
new clothing
sock
shoe
toe
foot
hat
bandanna
co-worker
vehicle undercoating
carpet
carpet pad
carpet adhesive
plywood
pine
poplar
oak
maple
masonite
particle board
craft paper
legal pad
leaf
bark
grass
rubber
paint
aluminum (lower melting point, requires a lot of hot steel)
concrete (explodes without burning, nasty shrapnel)
glass (breaks)
Posted by Hal Eckhart at June 7, 2004 10:52 PM
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