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A 41 year old man from the town of Barver in Germany found that his inflatable mattress (the thing you sleep on, not with) had developed a leak. Instead of looking for the hole and applying a rubber patch, the gentleman in question decided to let the self-sealing tire spray find and plug it for him. There is a clue here. This stuff comes in cans with a tube that fits tire valves and not common inflatable items.

After emptying the can into the mattress, he proceeded to reinflate it using an electric air pump. It is unclear whether he watched on or left the situation to unfold unsupervised. Very predictably the mattress at some point burst.

This would not have been a problem before the discovery of the ozone hole, when spray cans contained uninflammable CFCs. But nowadays this particular propellant gas was entirely not friendly to the environment, as the resulting gas/air mixture ignited on a spark from the compressor.

The resulting explosion tore off all the doors, shattered the windows, cracked the walls and threw shingles off the roof. Amazingly, the man was hospitalized with only minor cuts and abrasions.

Submitted on 08/22/2013

Submitted by: Gunter
Reference: http://derstandard.at/1376534237353/Luftmatratze-explodiert-Haus-in-Niedersachsen-verwuestet

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
An excellent example of why you should only ever use a product for its stated purpose. Thanks, Gunter!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention

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DIY inflatable bomb

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