30 Things In Your House That Could Explode:

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Surely theres nothing funny about an explosion in a home, but in a kid-science sort of way its fun to think about all the everyday things around you that can blow up. Without even counting obvious hazards, like fuel cans and leaky gas pipes, any household has at least 30 things that can go BOOM under the right conditions. In fact, you might even live with some whose temper can be described as ignitable or explosive; if so, you should certainly add this person to the list.

Note: While all of the items listed here are potentially explosive and therefore potentially hazardous, the explanations for why these things blow up are not comprehensive (not by a long shot). In other words, DO NOT use this list as a guide for how to prevent explosions.

1. Hot water heater
2. Food storage containers with spoiled food
3. Baked potatoes
4. Sausages
5. Light bulb
6. Beer bottle left in the freezer
7. Opening sealed containers in high altitudes
8. Aerosol cans in sunlight or heat
9. Pumpkins (and other thick-skinned vegetables)
10. Electrical explosion
11. Natural gas
12. Soda bottles
13. Wood stove
14. Non-oven-safe glass containers used in the oven or microwave
15. Boilers
16. Portable propane tank (for barbecue grill)
17. Flour
18. Botulism-tainted canned food
19. Carpenter ants
20. Water and hot oil
21. Espresso machines
22. Boiling salted water
23. Ice cubes dropped in hot liquid
24. Hot/cold glass filled with cold/hot liquid
25. Firewood
26. TV tube
27. Batteries
28. Septic tank
29. Trees
30. Mentos and Diet Coke

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