tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post7130252627296442436..comments2024-02-14T09:29:11.576-07:00Comments on Michael's Meanderings: Frostbite in 1.2 secondsMeandering Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464355148386507875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-75805366440084279122008-01-02T07:27:00.000-08:002008-01-02T07:27:00.000-08:00In the end, no matter what the temp of the propane...In the end, no matter what the temp of the propane was or its velocity leaving the container, the end result is the same.... owwie.<BR/><BR/>;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-46702760862262348882008-01-01T20:00:00.000-08:002008-01-01T20:00:00.000-08:00Turns out they just had to bleed the line a little...Turns out they just had to bleed the line a little - they didn't know, never having dealt with it before.<BR/><BR/>So if the propane was around -42 but flowing across your skin at, say, 2 or 3 metres per second, I I'd say there would be a distinct "wind" chill factor...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-47695153274620562392008-01-01T19:48:00.000-08:002008-01-01T19:48:00.000-08:00Yupperoo! Sorry I left that part out. It was for...Yupperoo! Sorry I left that part out. It was for story-telling expediency.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your clever way of explaining the hidden secrets of home heating fuel, though!Meandering Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464355148386507875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-21259134062890753272008-01-01T16:52:00.000-08:002008-01-01T16:52:00.000-08:00Ahhhhh, more than just a fuel issue then. Okey dok...Ahhhhh, more than just a fuel issue then. Okey doke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-18276439655246504952008-01-01T15:22:00.000-08:002008-01-01T15:22:00.000-08:00They tried doing that, but the tank was drained dr...They tried doing that, but the tank was drained dry, they got air in the line, and lost their suction. They'd been trying to fix it all day.Meandering Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464355148386507875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21596698.post-28560619738675134552008-01-01T12:26:00.000-08:002008-01-01T12:26:00.000-08:00Not sure on how cold the propane shot was but prop...Not sure on how cold the propane shot was but propane boils at something like -42c so I suspect its around that temp compressed.<BR/><BR/>FYI, you probably know this but if someone runs out of heating oil up here, there is only one different ingredient between heating oil and standard diesel fuel you buy at the pumps.... taxes.<BR/><BR/>A few gallons of diesel will get someone through the night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com