Show IT CANT BE E DONE there Is one born every minute I 1 this time a young soung roan man in new jersey decided to try out the old theory that a lighted macli mach would be extinguished if into gasoline result nelu ile nellow 14 now ow in the hospital in a critical condition hla his body badly burned theoretically a lighted match could be extinguished by ga gasoline so line if it could bo be quickly plunged through pure air into th the e liquid unfortunately it is impossible to 10 fulfill these requirements as wherever cherev er there Is gasoline there is also gasoline vapor immediately above it this vapor mi alc ed ca with air fornis forms a powerful explosive tile the same as that which propels motor cars in the foregoing experiment the lighted match had to pass pam through a I 1 layer of vapor taper mixed with air which immediately exploded and covered the victim with flaming gaso gas lino As an interesting sidelight of this experiment the national board ot of F fire ire underwriters reported a 1929 lire fire loss los of caused by pe and its products and listed under the heading strictly preventable it also points out that people who attempt to do dry cleaning in their homes with gasoline are courting disaster whenever anyone feels inclined to take liberties libert leis with gasoline he should remember that potentially it is nothing less than a death dealing explosive the vapor from one gallon lon of gasoline mixed in proper proportions lons with air has explosive pos poa equal to 83 pounds of dynamite |