From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Empty tanks are more prone to explosion than full ones because of what
George described earlier.  When the tank is empty, all that you basically
have then is an empty tank, that is probably full of propane vapors.

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Glenn M.
"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
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>I see George gave a comprehensive answer. My propane tank is about 3 feet
>in diameter and about 10 feet long, so you ask an interesting question I
>hadn't thought of before. However since my tank ended up about 75 feet away
>from the cottage and up a hill I suppose if I had a Hollywood style
>explosion :-) I'd probably be ok.
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> Regards,
> Dave Ings,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> "Frank Haber"  wrote in message
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>> Serious question from CityBoy:
>>
>> I see friends with summer and vacation houses, all with those little
>> propane tanks (about 2/3 beerkeg size) nestled up against the clapboards.
>> What happens when some clown puts a .30-06 into the tank?  Wouldn't the
>> fireball be bigger than the house?  Why do people keep the things so
>> close?
>
>

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