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		rasz_pl on Oct 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Climate-Friendlier Coolant Has a Catch: It’s F... Yes yes, propane is so dangerous in cars. There are about 3mil LPG cars in Poland right now. I dont remember a SINGLE case of a TV report about LPG car blowing up (= non news). I had to google to find out how often that happens and what are the ramifications. I found people with charred mustaches, first degree hand burns, all from _catastrophic_ gas leak followed by flash explosion inside the cabin. Example video clip: http://motoryzacja.interia.pl/wiadomosci/ciekawostki/news-ta... Stats: LPG ignition is 8 times _less likely_ than regular gas fire in case of a leak. so dangerous ...

paulddraper on Oct 23, 2016 [–]

You're contradicting yourself

rasz_pl on Oct 25, 2016 | [–]

How exactly? There are plentiful examples of people burning alive in gasoline fire explosion, yet LPG ones merely manage to burn hair.

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