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On 09/04/2011 7:59 PM, wrote:

>> splattered. If you want an entertaining trick, I highly recommend it. There
>> was nothing suspicious about the can's appearance but I'm thinking the next
>> time I do that I'll put on my safety goggles. You have been warned. Polly

>
> Oh how I sympathize with you. I had that happen to me years ago with a
> can of tomato paste. It shot all over the place, even the ceiling,
> I'll never forget that. Now I buy tomato paste in the tubes, safer
> that way.


Me too. I had a can of tomato paste that had been around for a few
years. I had a hand held can opener. I pushed the lever down to puncture
the top and there was an instant spray of red. It was on the ceiling,
four walls, two windows and the floor.