http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/02/hash-oil-explosion/
What makes it dangerous is not so much the extraction process itself, but rather the problem of improper butane ventilation. Butane is highly flammable and it tends to sink, meaning that if you use it indoors or don’t ventilate well, you’ll run into serious trouble. Let some butane puddle in your living room, throw in a thoughtless spark from a cigarette, stove, or — dare I suggest — bong hit, and suddenly your apartment is missing a wall.
That’s allegedly what happened in January, when*three people were injured*after a hash oil extraction gone wrong blew through the walls of a San Diego hotel. A few months earlier, an Oregon man suffered burns in a similar*explosion that blew out the windows in his apartment and sent him to the hospital.*Although it’s perfectly possible to make hash oil safely, such explosions are the result of a relatively small number of hash oil producers who fail to take even the most basic precautions. The number one precaution according to everyone I spoke to for this article: Never make oil indoors.
"It seems like a relatively recent trend of people who have figured out how to turn a benign plant into an explosive."
Burns of a 2nd and 3rd Degree type associated with Butane type explosions below:
http://www.google.com/search?q=2nd+...7Aqa_2QXS04CoDQ&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1345&bih=841
Gray Wolf's safety tips.
http://skunkpharmresearch.com/butane-safety/
What makes it dangerous is not so much the extraction process itself, but rather the problem of improper butane ventilation. Butane is highly flammable and it tends to sink, meaning that if you use it indoors or don’t ventilate well, you’ll run into serious trouble. Let some butane puddle in your living room, throw in a thoughtless spark from a cigarette, stove, or — dare I suggest — bong hit, and suddenly your apartment is missing a wall.
That’s allegedly what happened in January, when*three people were injured*after a hash oil extraction gone wrong blew through the walls of a San Diego hotel. A few months earlier, an Oregon man suffered burns in a similar*explosion that blew out the windows in his apartment and sent him to the hospital.*Although it’s perfectly possible to make hash oil safely, such explosions are the result of a relatively small number of hash oil producers who fail to take even the most basic precautions. The number one precaution according to everyone I spoke to for this article: Never make oil indoors.
"It seems like a relatively recent trend of people who have figured out how to turn a benign plant into an explosive."
Burns of a 2nd and 3rd Degree type associated with Butane type explosions below:
http://www.google.com/search?q=2nd+...7Aqa_2QXS04CoDQ&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1345&bih=841
Gray Wolf's safety tips.
http://skunkpharmresearch.com/butane-safety/
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