German man accidentally causes explosion with airbed

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**Snrub**

Saw this and thought it was too good not to share.

German man accidentally causes explosion with airbed

A German man has been blown across the room and caused hundreds of thousands worth of damage to his home after he accidentally caused an inflatable mattress to explode.

The 41-year-old bought the self-inflatable airbed when he moved to Lower Saxony because he hadn't bought any furniture yet.

He then used an industrial strength tyre sealant to patch up a leak in the broken mattress, Die Welt reported.

But the sealant reacted with heat from the mattress' electric pump, causing a blast that ripped curtains, broke roof tiles, smashed windows and tore doors from their hinges.

The explosion caused about $223,000 worth of damage and the man was taken to hospital with minor cuts and an injured wrist.

Source: Die Welt, The Local

Good times.

**SBG**

Sounds like a fun night!

**motyak**

The explosion caused about $223,000 worth of damage and the man was taken to hospital with minor cuts and an injured wrist.

I love stories that end like this. Not the damages, but the fact it was a big explosion and all that happened to the guy is a few cuts and a slightly hurt wrist.

**hotsauceman1**

God looks after fools and drunks.

**Snrub**

motyak wrote:
I love stories that end like this. Not the damages, but the fact it was a big explosion and all that happened to the guy is a few cuts and a slightly hurt wrist.

The "well at least he was ok" aspect or the "sheer dumb luck" aspect?

**Kanluwen**

Sounds like he might be a bit matressed.

**AduroT**

I'm curious what tire sealant he purchased that explodes when it gets warm.

**Grey Templar**

I think there is something missing here.

How could an air mattress contain enough energy to do this? And how would the sealant contribute to that.

**Kanluwen**

The answer is of course science.

**Jihadin**

Regardless on how it happen. Its still the mattress fault

**AduroT**

Grey Templar wrote:
I think there is something missing here.

How could an air mattress contain enough energy to do this? And how would the sealant contribute to that.

I'm going to guess its a case of the dumbarse set the pressurized can of chemical sealant on the electric motor that was filling the air mattress, and then some combination of heating that can and the contents being flammable.

**SilverMK2**

I'm struggling to see how it could do $223,000 worth of damage unless it destroyed almost the entire house...

**loki old fart**

Grey Templar wrote:
I think there is something missing here.

How could an air mattress contain enough energy to do this? And how would the sealant contribute to that.

I'd say the mattress being larger than a tyre, the man dumped a full can of latex plus propellant in (butane usually). And the propellant reacted with the hot pump.

**notprop**

Those crazy Germans, always blowing gak up!

**Jimsolo**

SilverMK2 wrote:I'm struggling to see how it could do $223,000 worth of damage unless it destroyed almost the entire house...

Grey Templar wrote:I think there is something missing here.

How could an air mattress contain enough energy to do this? And how would the sealant contribute to that.

Personal guess? The 'reaction' in question caused the air to expand inside the mattress beyond its capacity? I've seen (and felt) overfilled tires explode, and that can be quite a kick. If the air pressure from the explosion damaged hanging pipes or windows, that could cause quite a bit of damage.

My first thought on the damage figure was that it burst the glass tube in a fire suppression system. If that was the case, then I'm surprised the damage done was so small.

Just my thoughts on it.

**notprop**

Jimsolo wrote:
SilverMK2 wrote:I'm struggling to see how it could do $223,000 worth of damage unless it destroyed almost the entire house...

Grey Templar wrote:I think there is something missing here.

How could an air mattress contain enough energy to do this? And how would the sealant contribute to that.

Personal guess? The 'reaction' in question caused the air to expand inside the mattress beyond its capacity? I've seen (and felt) overfilled tires explode, and that can be quite a kick. If the air pressure from the explosion damaged hanging pipes or windows, that could cause quite a bit of damage.

My first thought on the damage figure was that it burst the glass tube in a fire suppression system. If that was the case, then I'm surprised the damage done was so small.

Just my thoughts on it.

There's also the projectile the explosion created.

He jumps on the bed, it explodes, he flies through the house like an intercontinental ballistic bratwurst.

Something like this I would imagine:-

SciFi sex gear may or may not have been involved? One for the Mythbuster team me thinks.

**Leigen_Zero**

notprop wrote:

He jumps on the bed, it explodes, he flies through the house like an intercontinental ballistic bratwurst.

This comment alone has now convinced me that getting up this morning was actually worthwhile

I suppose if he was unluck he could have taken out a retaining wall or something, requiring serious structural work...

**Tibbsy**

notprop wrote:
he flies through the house like an intercontinental ballistic bratwurst.

This made me laugh far more than it should have done!

EDIT: Ninja'd

Seems I'm not the only one

**Goliath**

There's a chance that the sealant wasn't dried, so the fumes it gave off as it cured went inside the mattress.

Flammable fumes + air mixture + pressurised container = bomb.

I can see a container the size of a mattress filled with flammable gas exploding and causing that much damage.

**rubiksnoob**

Gas in bed is always regrettable.

**Snrub**

Goliath wrote:There's a chance that the sealant wasn't dried, so the fumes it gave off as it cured went inside the mattress.

Flammable fumes + air mixture + pressurised container = bomb.

I can see a container the size of a mattress filled with flammable gas exploding and causing that much damage.

This will be exactly what happened. The sealant would've been giving of fume, reacted with the heat from the pump and went kaplooey.

rubiksnoob wrote:Gas in bed is always regrettable.

*badum tish*

**Weltenwolf**

It's all explained here:

... he moved to Lower Saxony ...

As soon as you cross the border with the intention to stay there, you become like this:

Just joking of course. I guess it was just bad luck paired with dumbness.

**Insurgency Walker**

Someone forgot about the Hindenburg principle......

**Ouze**

While I understand most would consider the dead civilians in Syria as the greatest tragedy of this week, the fact there is no video of this happening on YouTube must surely be a close second.

**SagesStone**

Sounds like he had a blast.

**MrDwhitey**

n0t_u wrote:
Sounds like he had a blast.

**SilverMK2**

n0t_u wrote:
Sounds like he had a blast.

Way to deflate everyone's mood

**notprop**

If I was n0t_u I'd lilo for a bit.

**PredaKhaine**

I think these puns need to be put to bed.
Its not worth getting riled over a load of hot air.

Edit:I should change my name to Luke Threadkiller.