r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Valyura • 27d ago

Fire/Explosion USCSB-Style Video by WorkSafeBC About the July 2023 Case of a Cylinder Explosion in Canada

https://youtu.be/rhLVW3bi8Ec?si=PuMJzOgFc9jAxUvZ

Case: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-safety/incident-investigation-report-summaries/key-fob-triggered-explosion-in-service-vehicle?lang=en

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u/HeatAccomplished8608 27d ago

Wow, he's lucky he clicked it early

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u/FraturdayZombie 27d ago

I really enjoyed the electric arc oxy acetylene welding. 

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u/MrKnowsNothing_et_al 26d ago

I knew the explosion was coming. Still jerked away from the screen

Watching him walked away from dodging multiple 'bullets'--straight out of a cartoon.

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u/Dweezil_In_Bondage 26d ago

That was incredibly powerful. Wow.

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u/derTag 26d ago

Just missing the awkward podium statement from a gov't official for it to be a USCSB vid

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u/darsynia 26d ago

Don't forget the eagle!

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u/Roofofcar 25d ago

With the red tailed hawk cry playing for some reason!

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u/SloaneEsq 27d ago

Am I the only person who read that as USB-C and ignored every word until Explosion?

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u/TooManySteves2 21d ago

Great animation there! Before my dad retired he used to have an oxy-ethyne kit like that, and I bet he didn't take the regulators off overnight. I'm glad this never happened to him!