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Flour (and other grain) dust is explosive

Posted on: July 22, 2016 at 15:28:35 CT

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When suspended in air in a confined space, with enough oxygen and an igniter.

See, for example, the Washburn Minnesota flour mill explosion in the late 1800's.

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FYI, flour is not baking soda - Joeboo MU

- 7/22 14:54:53

Flour (and other grain) dust is explosive - haeffb MU - 7/22 15:28:35

Saw a news story about accidents at "color runs" - quantrill MU - 7/22 15:40:30

so is sawdust - catbirdseat MU

- 7/22 15:30:46

Icy hot is not lube(nm) - catbirdseat MU

- 7/22 15:26:44

Can I use it to cook crack rock though? - SoCal MIZ NAVY - 7/22 15:03:41

I know flour is not baking soda but I didn't know it was - 44.f6 Rd1 MU - 7/22 14:56:50

RE: I know flour is not baking soda but I didn't know it was - Joeboo MU

- 7/22 14:58:31

Would have never thought of it.(nm) - Uncle John MU

- 7/22 14:56:42