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| Green Refrigerators Going Boom |
| 2009-09-01 |
| A series of violent fridge explosions is believed to have been caused by leaks of 'environmentally-friendly' coolant. I think I've found the problem, guys - ...the use of isobutane and propane hydrocarbon gases as refrigerants. Uh-huh. |
| Posted by:mojo |
| #6 But she stressed: 'There are hundreds of millions of these fridges and these incidents are very, very rare. So are water heater casings launched through the living room floor when the bottom seam rusts out. But it happens. Sparking thermostat? Sounds like a sure win lawsuit to me. |
| Posted by: KBK 2009-09-01 19:20 |
| #5 I think it's "green" from the previous scare story, the one about the ozone hole... The hole that no one had any proof was a new thing, and could have been a natural and ancient phenomenon. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-09-01 19:14 |
| #4 Well, the contents will be green... |
| Posted by: James 2009-09-01 16:41 |
| #3 Of course it's eco-friendly, you sillies! After all, if it's better that you don't plug the thing in, thereby not using any power at all, it is undeniably green. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-01 15:05 |
| #2 Isobutane and propane hydrocarbon. Jessus H. Christ on a crutch people. And, how the hell can you call it green with a straight face when the refrigerant has the word hydrocarbon in it while telling us hydrocarbons are going to kill us all. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-09-01 14:37 |
| #1 How very strange. Who could have predicted that a flammable gas in a confined space could explode? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-01 14:24 |