+Gepard 11,158 Posted August 22, 2013 A 41 years old guy from Germany tried to repair his damaged air mattress by himself. He put a sealer liquide from tire repair set in the mattress, an idea, which semed to be good at the first view.Then he took the electrical compressor to inflate the air mattress, and then he forgott it.The result was an heavy BOOM after a while. The windows and doors were blown out of his house, the roof and the statical importend walls were damaged. Result: 150.000 Euro damage.For that money you can easily buy some new air mattresses!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Soulfreak 6,506 Posted August 22, 2013 Saw it yesterday on the TV... People are around, nobody belives.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted August 22, 2013 Wow - would that be some kind of chemical reaction? what do the people think it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted August 22, 2013 My guess is the sealer reinforced the mattress to the extent that it was allowed to inflate to a previously unattainable psi. When it finally burst it was a catastrophic failure and the overpressure was intense. A simple patch designed for the repair would've failed much earlier, and just the mattress and possibly some nearby objects like lights or other fragile objects would've been damaged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+streakeagle 867 Posted August 22, 2013 Has little to do with the pressure and everything to do with the chemical he used to repair it: He put a sealer liquide from tire repair set in the mattress You have to inform a shop if you use instant tire repair foam, or it might explode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jug 99 Posted August 23, 2013 And I thought dumbsh*ts were spawned only in America............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted August 23, 2013 And I thought dumbsh*ts were spawned only in America............ Nah, its a worldwide epidemic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites