August 31, 2006: Natural gas thief - Page 2

MaggieL · 08-31-2006, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

There is like, a tube, or somthing, there . . . hmmmmmm

That's the Internet. It's a series of tubes.

Flint · 08-31-2006, 05:44 PM

Right, it's not a big truck.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2006, 07:45 PM

I'm pretty sure I mentioned before, the guy at Westinghouse that filled balloons for his kid's birthday party, with acetylene. Stuffed them in two big trash bags and headed for the gate.

They couldn't fire him for theft, because there was no evidence. But he did lose most of his clothing...... in the explosion.

jaufrec · 08-31-2006, 07:45 PM

According to Reader's Digest, "A full-size gas grill (35,000 Btu) will cook for 30 minutes per pound of propane."

According to Wikipedia, propane masses 1.83 kg/m3, or about two pounds per cubic meter.

Say the bag in the picture has between 3 and 8 cubic meters of gas - let's say five. Then it's 10 pounds of gas, or half of a standard 20lb cylinder, or enough to cook on a (large, Western) gas grill for five hours. For a small stove, that's got to be weeks of cooking gas.

Note that natural gas is heavier than air, explaining the struts underneath.

milkfish · 09-01-2006, 07:02 AM

Natural gas is methane, not propane, and lighter than air.

glatt · 09-01-2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaufrec

According to Reader's Digest, "A full-size gas grill (35,000 Btu) will cook for 30 minutes per pound of propane."

According to Wikipedia, propane masses 1.83 kg/m3, or about two pounds per cubic meter.

Say the bag in the picture has between 3 and 8 cubic meters of gas - let's say five. Then it's 10 pounds of gas, or half of a standard 20lb cylinder, or enough to cook on a (large, Western) gas grill for five hours. For a small stove, that's got to be weeks of cooking gas.

Note that natural gas is heavier than air, explaining the struts underneath.

Awesome, jaufrec. Even if this is natural gas, and not propane, that does give a sense of scale to it. Thanks!

onetrack · 09-02-2006, 07:08 PM

In the original news link, I think you guys missed the more important story .. about the Mexican Sewer diver ..

.. now in THERE, would be a methane supply, that a Chinaman could go ga-ga over ..

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...wer-video.html

xoxoxoBruce · 09-02-2006, 10:52 PM

I surprised how clear that sewage is, shooting film under water.

08-31-2006, 05:44 PM	#17
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08-31-2006, 07:45 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm pretty sure I mentioned before, the guy at Westinghouse that filled balloons for his kid's birthday party, with acetylene. Stuffed them in two big trash bags and headed for the gate. They couldn't fire him for theft, because there was no evidence. But he did lose most of his clothing...... in the explosion. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-31-2006, 07:45 PM	#19
jaufrec Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	five hours of gas if you have a big grill According to Reader's Digest, "A full-size gas grill (35,000 Btu) will cook for 30 minutes per pound of propane." According to Wikipedia, propane masses 1.83 kg/m3, or about two pounds per cubic meter. Say the bag in the picture has between 3 and 8 cubic meters of gas - let's say five. Then it's 10 pounds of gas, or half of a standard 20lb cylinder, or enough to cook on a (large, Western) gas grill for five hours. For a small stove, that's got to be weeks of cooking gas. Note that natural gas is heavier than air, explaining the struts underneath.

09-01-2006, 07:02 AM	#20
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Natural gas is methane, not propane, and lighter than air. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

09-02-2006, 07:08 PM	#22
onetrack Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western Australia Posts: 99	In the original news link, I think you guys missed the more important story .. about the Mexican Sewer diver .. .. now in THERE, would be a methane supply, that a Chinaman could go ga-ga over .. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...wer-video.html __________________ Illiterate??? - Not a problem! Write today for more information!! ....

09-02-2006, 10:52 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I surprised how clear that sewage is, shooting film under water. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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