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GWR
17-10-06, 04:27 PM
:) :confused: :eek: :rolleyes: :cool: :p ;) :D :o :(
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New Hurt foreigner - Kom Chad Luek, October 10, 2006

This Denmark foreigner was bombed and burned by more than 30 toy balloons that he bought back to his room in the hotel. He was treated at Huachiew Hospital.

(Photo: 2bangkok.com) http://www.2bangkok.com/06/farang.jpg

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Balloons Sent Four Danes to Hospital

On the night between Sunday and Monday four Danish students rushed to hospital after a nice evening out on Khao San Road.

By Morten Perregaard



On night in Bangkok ended very unfortunately for four Danish students on a study tour in Thailand.
At 2.30 AM, early Monday morning, the Nation Police Call Center received a phone call that a blast had occurred at Royal Hotel Bangkok, room 124.
The four students had bought around 30 balloons after spending a nice evening at Khao San Road.
When they arrived at the hotel the balloons went up to the ceiling. That caused a blast with sparkling fire when the balloons hit a heated lamp, because the balloons were filled with hydrogen instead of helium. The four students suffered 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burn on their back, hands and breast.
Two of the students are now discharged from the hospital while the two remaining Danes will spend another week or two at Vashira Hospital in Bangkok.
The four Danes are among a group of around 30 students from the Engineering College in Aarhus.

Created 2006-10-10


Reader Comments:
Morten Perregaard :
Dear Chris,

Thank you for your comment on Scandasia.

According to our information - both from the hospital and among the students - the balloons were inflated with hydrogen instead of helium. Hydrogen is highly flameable as you also wrote. Otherwise an explosion would not have occurred, and no story could have been written...

Best regards

Morten Perregaard
Posted Date: 2006-10-13 02:27:56

Chris :
You never inflate balloons with hydrogen or oxygen. Both gasses are highly flameble. Remember Hindenburg. Everybody uses Helium, which is not flameble and when you inhale it your voice will be like that of a ladyboy.
Posted Date: 2006-10-12 15:41:27

http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=2750&coun_code=dk

GWR
17-10-06, 04:44 PM
The Danish guy pictured here goes by the name of something like Maas Rabbit from the Thai script account under the Komchadluek picture. Makes you wonder if he dreamed it up on the spur of the moment.

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
(Photo: 2bangkok.com) http://www.2bangkok.com/06/farang.jpg

ncr
17-10-06, 07:42 PM
I also noticed that.... it says Maes Raebbit. Cool name!

:confused: :confused: :confused:

GWR
21-10-06, 08:55 PM
Cool name! Hot experience!

Just take a look at this video of someone deliberately igniting 4 balloons, and then 9. And multiply by three!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xgMMBhVJc