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Thu 10 May 2007 22:03
too much time on my hands - bell boy
got a bit bored saturday afternoon at work and thought i would let a few old airbags off
yes i know its illegal and all that
anyway i put a 40 foot lead on them and then connected each one to a car battery and can advise the following after they have gone off

they get very hot
they burn for a good minute after
its pretty loud
its smells like bonfire night
one blew the plastic cover off (nasty)
one went a good 30 feet in the air

in summary

i wouldnt want to be in an accident
it makes me even more aware why you really should wear your seat belt

over and out from yorkshire
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Thu 10 May 2007 22:13
too much time on my hands - milkyjoe
wow some people have bar-b-ques in tut south dont you know happen
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Thu 10 May 2007 22:15
too much time on my hands - GroovyMucker
Ony one question.

Why no video?
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Thu 10 May 2007 22:37
too much time on my hands - Dynamic Dave
Mate of mine when he worked for Saab told me that the guys in the workshop put a *faulty* one changed under warranty in a locker and set it off for a laugh to see what would happen....



....outcome - one twisted locker with the door ripped from its hinges only fit for the skip.

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Thu 10 May 2007 22:42
too much time on my hands - bathtub tom
Thanks OM, best laugh I've had today. This sort of thing should be on the telly.
What on earth did you get up to when you were at school?
Talking of schoolkids, I think DD slapped my wrist again!
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Fri 11 May 2007 00:28
too much time on my hands - Lud
Ah.. thunderflashes in phone boxes or under inverted dustbins...

Never fancied those explosive airbags, especially when I always had a cigarette going...
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Fri 11 May 2007 00:47
too much time on my hands - David Horn
Awesome - I've always imagined an airbag to be like a big soft fluffy pillow.
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Fri 11 May 2007 09:16
too much time on my hands - Garethj
Never fancied those explosive airbags especially when I always had a cigarette going...


Pipe smokers have more of a danger!
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Fri 11 May 2007 01:33
too much time on my hands - Avant
"got a bit bored saturday afternoon at work and thought i would let a few old airbags off".....

I'm fascinated about what you might do for a living, Bell-boy. Presumably this wasn't in a church tower after a wedding....and something tells me it wasn't in an accountants' or solicitors' office either.

Trouble at t'mill maybe.
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Fri 11 May 2007 08:15
too much time on my hands - L'escargot
got a bit bored saturday afternoon at work and thought i would let a few
old airbags off


It's the silly sort of thing Richard Hammond does/did in the Brainiac TV programme!
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L\'escargot.
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Fri 11 May 2007 10:01
too much time on my hands - mattc
There are quite a few clips on youtube
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Fri 11 May 2007 10:06
too much time on my hands - Aprilia
Business a bit slow then is it bell boy?
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Fri 11 May 2007 11:50
too much time on my hands - AR-CoolC
I've seen an airbag let off as a demostration when I did an airbags course.

But setting off a few at a time.................................................cracking job :thumbs up:
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