Dumb, dumb, dumb...

nofearengineer · 07-09-12, 10:14 AM

When I cleaned up my desk at work last Friday, I took my last can of soda home with me.

I had one of those little foam can cozy things I had gotten at a product rep meeting earlier in the week, so just out of habit, I put the can of soda in it so it wouldn't roll around and bang into stuff.

I forgot about it when I got home.

When I got into my truck on Saturday to go watch the UFC fight, of course it was really hot inside. Still not a problem though.

The problem arose when I turned the A/C on full blast. Five minutes into my drive, the can exploded. Now when I say exploded, I mean just that. There was a loud boom. The top of the can flew off and hit me in the side, hard enough to hurt. It nearly made me wreck.

The entire interior of my beautiful truck, as well as I, was covered in soda. I can only be thankful that it was diet lemonade soda. No sugar, and no dark color. It should clean up pretty well after a couple sessions with my mini wet vac.

I figure what happened was purely physics. Leaving it in a hot car wasn't the real problem. The insulated can holder kept the main part of the can hot, but the A/C got the top of the can cold. The resulting temperature difference just tore the top off the can.

I knew I should have just stuck to my usual plastic 2-liters. But I can only imagine what an exploding 2-liter bottle would do to the inside of a vehicle.

Perhaps I will never leave anything in there again.

kennethdaysale · 07-09-12, 12:37 PM

Only a can of Gillette Foamy could be any funnier

AUFred · 07-09-12, 12:48 PM

Having one of the old 3-liters explode in the car was an experience. Full sugar and caramel coloring. To make matters worse it did not blow the lid it just exploded. Good times. My daughter had a can explode in her car last week too.

lilmule · 07-09-12, 01:53 PM

One should always treat explosive devices carefully,my wife leaves them in the car all the time first thing I do is toss them out,pickem up when I get back.
Seems very few people crack a window nowdays.

bassboogieman · 07-09-12, 03:33 PM

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I figure what happened was purely physics

I thought from the title is was purely stupidity.

I am glad you were not injured, Bryce, other than getting hit in the side with the can lid. BUT, I bet my sides hurt worse than yours.

That's going to be a ROYAL PITA to clean the interior, even without the sugar it most likely will be a bugger getting it all spiffy again.

I'm certainly glad to hear you did not have an accident as a result, that could have been UGLY.

nobass · 07-09-12, 05:59 PM

wow never heard of that happening glad to hear you didn't get hurt

keithdog · 07-09-12, 06:51 PM

Hope this makes you feel better. I work for a fire equipment company and we sell and service fire extinguishers amoung many other things. One day we were taking a break sitting in chairs in front of the garage as a pickup truck pulled into the driveway. He came to a screeching hault, slammed the truck in park and rolled out of his truck as the truck filled completely, and then some, with yellow powder. He had the extinguisher sitting on his seat and it fell off the seat landing on the floor, upside down on the valve assembly, with enough gusto, it not only discharged the extinguisher, but bent the pull pin while in place so it would not stop discharging untill it was completely empty! He'll never get all that extra fine powder out of his carpet and upholstry.

bamabassman · 07-09-12, 08:25 PM

ooohhhh bryce......sorry man but that is FUNNY!!!! i AM glad oyu didn't wreck or recieve serious injury though. but like bruce, my side is KILLING ME right now. hahahahaha!!!!

nofearengineer · 07-09-12, 08:32 PM

Haha, John...it is kind of funny, but it would have been funnier if it happened to someone else....you maybe?

bamabassman · 07-09-12, 08:36 PM

LMAO!!! yeah that owuld be funnier.................to YOU MAYBE.

i hear that if oyu shampoo REAL good it'll come out though for real. house carpet champoo. lisa has done this to her trailblazer when she spilled oil in the back.

nobass · 07-09-12, 09:14 PM

maybe he likes the lemon fresh scent

Bassboss · 07-09-12, 09:24 PM

Ya know, I'd love to stay I've done that before, but I haven't! How ever if you throw one of these (with the screw top) into a fire, it wont take long to explode. Scared the **** out of us all around the fire. Same thing with porcelain. The air bubbles in there will freaking blow shrapnel everywhere.

I think it would have been lmao funny to see it happen to someone.

Bubba_Bruiser · 07-10-12, 12:37 AM

My sister had a can of Fix-a-Flat explode in her hatchback and we never got that crap off the window. It blew the cover apart.

But back to the story, sorry Hot Pocket, but I got a chuckle out of it. Glad you weren't injured, other than the pride of a pristine interior. And just think, that .50 can saved you 3.00 for a lemony fresh auto dispenser.

MississippiBoy · 07-10-12, 01:03 AM

My brother had bought some freon (R134A, really, I guess), thinking he needed to add some to his car's A/C. He didn't need both bottles he'd bought, so he kept one in the car, not thinking to take it out. Well, that sucker popped one day in the parking lot at his work. The top blew, and the can came out the triangle vent glass of his rear door so fast, it didn't shatter the glass, it punched a circular hole in it. Then it bounced off the car next to his, skittered across the asphalt, and ended up underneath a car about 75 yards away. I wish to God I'd seen that.....

nobass · 07-10-12, 07:35 PM

bryce you said that the cold air from the ac made it explode. i have been giving it alot of thought and working with hvac. here is my theroy. it was not the ac that set it off as we all know cold contracts and heat expands. the cold air from the ac would have made the carbon gas contract turning it to liguid. i just think the heat along with the cars motion shook it up and expanded it till it could not hold the pressure anymore. just my two cents

nofearengineer · 07-10-12, 08:47 PM

No no, Don...I didn't mean the soda itself.

The can separated due to having hot sides and a cold top. The top shrunk until the strain was just too much.

nobass · 07-11-12, 06:20 AM

ok that works

bassboogieman · 07-11-12, 08:16 AM

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The can separated due to having hot sides and a cold top. The top shrunk until the strain was just too much.

Remember that the next time you come in from fishing in 100 degree heat and put and ice bag on your head. Oh what an image...........................

bcklash · 07-11-12, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

No no, Don...I didn't mean the soda itself.

The can separated due to having hot sides and a cold top. The top shrunk until the strain was just too much.

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Originally Posted by bassboogieman

Remember that the next time you come in from fishing in 100 degree heat and put and ice bag on your head. Oh what an image...........................

Bruce that was great. lmao

bamabassman · 07-11-12, 08:58 PM

gotta give ol bruce credit.....he can come up with some DOOZIES i tell ya.

nobass · 07-11-12, 09:33 PM

thats one of the better ones bruce

07-09-12, 10:14 AM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Dumb, dumb, dumb... When I cleaned up my desk at work last Friday, I took my last can of soda home with me. I had one of those little foam can cozy things I had gotten at a product rep meeting earlier in the week, so just out of habit, I put the can of soda in it so it wouldn't roll around and bang into stuff. I forgot about it when I got home. When I got into my truck on Saturday to go watch the UFC fight, of course it was really hot inside. Still not a problem though. The problem arose when I turned the A/C on full blast. Five minutes into my drive, the can exploded. Now when I say exploded, I mean just that. There was a loud boom. The top of the can flew off and hit me in the side, hard enough to hurt. It nearly made me wreck. The entire interior of my beautiful truck, as well as I, was covered in soda. I can only be thankful that it was diet lemonade soda. No sugar, and no dark color. It should clean up pretty well after a couple sessions with my mini wet vac. I figure what happened was purely physics. Leaving it in a hot car wasn't the real problem. The insulated can holder kept the main part of the can hot, but the A/C got the top of the can cold. The resulting temperature difference just tore the top off the can. I knew I should have just stuck to my usual plastic 2-liters. But I can only imagine what an exploding 2-liter bottle would do to the inside of a vehicle. Perhaps I will never leave anything in there again. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-09-12, 12:37 PM	#2
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Only a can of Gillette Foamy could be any funnier __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

07-09-12, 05:59 PM	#6
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	wow never heard of that happening glad to hear you didn't get hurt __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

07-09-12, 06:51 PM	#7
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Hope this makes you feel better. I work for a fire equipment company and we sell and service fire extinguishers amoung many other things. One day we were taking a break sitting in chairs in front of the garage as a pickup truck pulled into the driveway. He came to a screeching hault, slammed the truck in park and rolled out of his truck as the truck filled completely, and then some, with yellow powder. He had the extinguisher sitting on his seat and it fell off the seat landing on the floor, upside down on the valve assembly, with enough gusto, it not only discharged the extinguisher, but bent the pull pin while in place so it would not stop discharging untill it was completely empty! He'll never get all that extra fine powder out of his carpet and upholstry. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-09-12, 08:25 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ooohhhh bryce......sorry man but that is FUNNY!!!! i AM glad oyu didn't wreck or recieve serious injury though. but like bruce, my side is KILLING ME right now. hahahahaha!!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-09-12, 12:48 PM	#3
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 805	Having one of the old 3-liters explode in the car was an experience. Full sugar and caramel coloring. To make matters worse it did not blow the lid it just exploded. Good times. My daughter had a can explode in her car last week too.

07-09-12, 01:53 PM	#4
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	One should always treat explosive devices carefully,my wife leaves them in the car all the time first thing I do is toss them out,pickem up when I get back. Seems very few people crack a window nowdays.

07-09-12, 08:32 PM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Haha, John...it is kind of funny, but it would have been funnier if it happened to someone else....you maybe? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-09-12, 08:36 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	LMAO!!! yeah that owuld be funnier.................to YOU MAYBE. i hear that if oyu shampoo REAL good it'll come out though for real. house carpet champoo. lisa has done this to her trailblazer when she spilled oil in the back. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-09-12, 09:14 PM	#11
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	maybe he likes the lemon fresh scent __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

07-09-12, 09:24 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Ya know, I'd love to stay I've done that before, but I haven't! How ever if you throw one of these (with the screw top) into a fire, it wont take long to explode. Scared the **** out of us all around the fire. Same thing with porcelain. The air bubbles in there will freaking blow shrapnel everywhere. I think it would have been lmao funny to see it happen to someone. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-10-12, 12:37 AM	#13
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	My sister had a can of Fix-a-Flat explode in her hatchback and we never got that crap off the window. It blew the cover apart. But back to the story, sorry Hot Pocket, but I got a chuckle out of it. Glad you weren't injured, other than the pride of a pristine interior. And just think, that .50 can saved you 3.00 for a lemony fresh auto dispenser. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

07-10-12, 01:03 AM	#14
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	My brother had bought some freon (R134A, really, I guess), thinking he needed to add some to his car's A/C. He didn't need both bottles he'd bought, so he kept one in the car, not thinking to take it out. Well, that sucker popped one day in the parking lot at his work. The top blew, and the can came out the triangle vent glass of his rear door so fast, it didn't shatter the glass, it punched a circular hole in it. Then it bounced off the car next to his, skittered across the asphalt, and ended up underneath a car about 75 yards away. I wish to God I'd seen that..... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

07-10-12, 07:35 PM	#15
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	bryce you said that the cold air from the ac made it explode. i have been giving it alot of thought and working with hvac. here is my theroy. it was not the ac that set it off as we all know cold contracts and heat expands. the cold air from the ac would have made the carbon gas contract turning it to liguid. i just think the heat along with the cars motion shook it up and expanded it till it could not hold the pressure anymore. just my two cents __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

07-10-12, 08:47 PM	#16
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	No no, Don...I didn't mean the soda itself. The can separated due to having hot sides and a cold top. The top shrunk until the strain was just too much. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-11-12, 06:20 AM	#17
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	ok that works __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

07-11-12, 08:58 PM	#20
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	gotta give ol bruce credit.....he can come up with some DOOZIES i tell ya. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-11-12, 09:33 PM	#21
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	thats one of the better ones bruce __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

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