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Compressed air kills?

• detaro 10y ago
  Overpressure blowing up a container or piping isn't pretty. Air compresses very well, so it gains a lot of volume quickly and gives flying debris a lot of energy compared to e.g. a bursting water tank.
  • brassic 10y ago
    You don't need a failure for compressed air to be dangerous. The air itself can damage you in all kinds of ways: http://www.aircontrolindustries.com/dangers-of-compressed-air/ http://www.aircontrolindustries.com/dangers-of-compressed-ai...
• gaius 10y ago
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Co-workers-pump-air-into-teens-body/articleshow/21944713.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Co-workers-pu...
• AReallyGoodName 10y ago
  Compressed air will cut you. I'm more curious about the welder earthing one. It's low voltage. The risk of a shock there is similar to the risk of shock from a car battery. It can happen in theory but realistically arc welding has some bigger hazards to worry about than the grounding connection (like the molten slag flying everywhere). Sure I wouldn't weld knee deep in salt water or whilst leaning against a metal wall but outside of ridiculous examples the grounding clamp isn't going to kill me. When i weld the grounding connector often has a poor connection for whatever reason (usually due to weathering on the metal). The result is simply that the welder doesn't work well and i have to adjust the clamp to fix it. I don't suddenly die of electrocution.