2006-09-28 17:22:25 · 7 answers · asked by ambey 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No I watched a MythBusters show where they tried and they couldn't blow it up.
2006-09-28 17:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by hockeyduder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe one the Mythbusters should try to figure out.
Man Sues Over Exploding Porta-Potty
Posted Thursday, June 2, 2005 ; 08:20 AM
The lawsuit alleges Pennsylvania man was injured when methane gas leaked into the toilet and ignited when he lit a cigarette.
Story by The Associated Press
A Pennsylvania man injured when a portable toilet exploded is suing a general contractor and a coal company for negligence.
John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, of Brave, Pa., filed the lawsuit in Monongalia County Circuit Court in Morgantown on Tuesday. They are suing Chisler Inc., a general contractor from Fairview, and Eastern Associated Coal for $10 million.
The explosion occurred July 13, 2004, at Parrish Shaft in Blacksville. Jenkins is a North West Fuels Development methane power plant operator. He entered a portable toilet, sat down and tried to light a cigarette. When he struck the lighter, the toilet exploded.
2006-09-28 17:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by CahabaLily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythbusters Exploding Porta Potty
2017-01-12 15:20:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No explosion, but there is a chance of your being enveloped in a ball of fire if the "pot" has not been cleaned out over a certain period of time. That's the reason for the "No Smoking" signs inside.
2006-09-28 17:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I think they proved this on Mythbusters.
2006-09-28 17:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by Chuckie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-09-28 17:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by dh1977 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not possible.
2006-09-28 17:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋