why do people think Nitrous burns?

[jlagnese@massed.net (John Lagnese)]

Oxygen is inflammable, that is to say it supports burning.
John

Larry wrote:

> For the exact same reason so many people think oxygen is flammable.
> Hospitals are the worst offenders.
>  Oxygen is not flammable.  Oxygen will not burn.  Oxygen will not explode
> (except in the sense that Patrick mentions).
>
> Larry   sandiego16V
>
> > NOS IS NOT FLAMMABLE
> >
> > Why do people always think NOS - Burns...
> > The bottle explodes (bottle breaks by heat expansionof the Gas inside the
> > bottle but there is no fireball! there is Nothing flammable in NOS.
> >
> > ATs - Patrick Bureau
> >
> > =>-----Original Message-----
> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Marc Peterson
> > =>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:35 PM
> > =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > =>Subject: Newest member of the "what's the point?" rice mod club
> > =>
> > =>
> > =>From TWICE, the Consumer Electronics trade mag...
> > =>
> > =>And I quote...
> > =>
> > =>    "One of the most unusual subwoofers at CES came,         not
> > =>suprisingly, from Bazooka, with its "Bass In A         Bottle" 200 watt,
> > =>8-inch subwoofer disguised as a         nitrous oxide bottle.
> > =>The speaker,
> > =>aimed at the "tuner"     market, was inspired by the fact that many
> sport
> > =>compact enthusiants plave the bottles in their cars for     show without
> > =>even hooking them up, said a                     spokesman."
> > =>
> > =>Shown in the article is a blue cylinder the exact size as a gas bottle,
> > =>painted blue, with a fake shutoff valve and even a sticker that
> > =>mimicks the
> > =>label on a tank, right down to the triangle shaped MSDS (Material Data
> > =>Safety Sheet) labels.  You know, the ones that say hey, this here
> > =>this is a
> > =>highly flammable product.
> > =>
> > =>I for one would not want to be a fireman running up to an accident and
> > =>seeing what appears to be a bottle of juice in the back of the
> > =>hatch...only
> > =>to find out that its a damn speaker!  Talk about unneccessary panic...
> > =>
> > =>Marc
> > =>
> > =>
> > =>_______________________________________________
> > =>Scirocco-l mailing list
> > =>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > =>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today
> Only $9.95 per month!
> http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l