Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Really fucking flammable

After watching the 150th episode of Seinfeld, the Pothole, I noticed a very interesting NFPA hazard diamond.



Towards the end of the episode, Kramer is carrying the above barrel. The number in the flammability (red) part of the diamond is completely false. According to NFPA hazard diamond information, the flammability only goes from 0 to 4. With 4, according to Wikipedia meaning:

Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily (e.g., propane). Flash point below 23°C (73°F).

This leads me to believe that Kramer may have found the most flammable substance on the planet, labeled at an 8 on the flammability portion.

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