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I don't know what a "first stage hose" is, but I'll bet it was the HP hose to the SPG that was cut. You can prove me wrong by finding that video.Except, I've seen a Youtube video where someone intentionally cut his first stage hose in a pool. Took way longer than a minute, no urgency involved.
Data, or speculation?But we do not know how old the hose was! Maybe a rational strategy would be to replace the hoses every, say, 5 years?
And BTW, this is another argument against using EAN when you do not need EAN. Most of the damage to the rubber is done by the oxygen diffusing into it under high pressure.
Hi Dr. Mike,
And...if you do it wrong you may suffer AGE?
DCS, including AGE, or lucky. I'll take the pony with me instead.
markm
This was done many years ago -- and with less chatter -- by Curt Bowen.