..shipments of pistachio nuts are prone to self heating and spontaneous combustion..

[enwar3]

"Bulk container shipments of pistachio nuts are prone to self heating and spontaneous combustion because of their high fat and low water content.[3]"

What?? Spontaneous combustion? Huh?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistachio

 

[Black88GTA]

insert "busting a nut" joke here

 

[ElFenix]

pistachios may explode, seemingly by themselves...

seemingly...

but...

iran is a leading producer of pistachios...

OMG THEY"RE GOING TO KILL US WITH TASTY SALTED NUTS!!

 

[Platypus]

Pistachios are explosively delicious.

 

[enwar3]

Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

 

[xanis]

Oh that's funny, my last shipment of underage Chinese sweatshop workers spontaneously combusted. What a coincidence.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

The key phrase here is "Bulk container shipments of pistachio nuts". So as long as the volume is less than that of an alternator you're going to be fine. Bigger than alternator size = fucked.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

if its on wikipedia it has to be true.

 

[sdifox]

I imagine it is because of the vibration of the transport causing the pistachios to rub against each other over the duration of the transport and you got a big pile of "popcorn" waiting to happen.

 

[DarrelSPowers]

Originally posted by: sdifox
I imagine it is because of the vibration of the transport causing the pistachios to rub against each other over the duration of the transport and you got a big pile of "popcorn" waiting to happen.

I was thinking something along these lines... except what causes the explosion is the fine powder formed when the nuts (hehe) rub against each other... similar to explosions in flour mills...

maybe?

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: DarrelSPowers

Originally posted by: sdifox
I imagine it is because of the vibration of the transport causing the pistachios to rub against each other over the duration of the transport and you got a big pile of "popcorn" waiting to happen.

I was thinking something along these lines... except what causes the explosion is the fine powder formed when the nuts (hehe) rub against each other... similar to explosions in flour mills...

maybe?

I figure the static discharge ignite the air-dust mixture. Functions just like thermobaric weapons.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: DarrelSPowers

Originally posted by: sdifox
I imagine it is because of the vibration of the transport causing the pistachios to rub against each other over the duration of the transport and you got a big pile of "popcorn" waiting to happen.

I was thinking something along these lines... except what causes the explosion is the fine powder formed when the nuts (hehe) rub against each other... similar to explosions in flour mills...

maybe?

It's only gay if the nuts rub up against each other....

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

not quite spontaneously. it takes a little bit of work.

 

[Tremulant]

this needs to be tested. someone call mythbusters.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

Yes many things do. Stacked hay does as well. Break down over time, releasing heat. Too much of it, and poof. Fire.

It's also supposedly started wars.

See the Spanish-American War...

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

Yes many things do. Stacked hay does as well. Break down over time, releasing heat. Too much of it, and poof. Fire.

It's also supposedly started wars.

See the Spanish-American War...

That was just the excuse. US of A wanted that war. Some argue Hearst wanted the war, but he just wanted to sell papers. The government wanted expansion.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

if its on wikipedia it has to be true.

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.

KT

 

[rocadelpunk]

hah, excellent.

my plan for world domination via bulk pistachio nuts is almost complete.

would you like a pistachio mr. bond?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

if its on wikipedia it has to be true.

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.

KT

But the fact that so many people read it, means that if it's not accurate somebody will change it. In general the information there is accurate, but sometimes you get stuff that is false or a "white lie".

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

if its on wikipedia it has to be true.

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.

KT

But the fact that so many people read it, means that if it's not accurate somebody will change it. In general the information there is accurate, but sometimes you get stuff that is false or a "white lie".

Woooosh.

KT

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
insert "busting a nut" joke here

Better than inflamed nuts.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: enwar3
Ok, seriously... do nuts really spontaneously combust? I don't believe it.

if its on wikipedia it has to be true.

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.

KT

But the fact that so many people read it, means that if it's not accurate somebody will change it. In general the information there is accurate, but sometimes you get stuff that is false or a "white lie".

:facepalm;