On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:37:29 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>Wouldn't most cans in that condition be "bulgy"???

No, that was the shocker, had it been bulgy I wouldn't have opened it.
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