BERLIN (AP) — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn
in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion.

Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge
apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at
a farm in Rasdorf. The roof was slightly damaged and one cow suffered
light burns. No people were hurt.

Police say 90 cows are kept in the shed and it wasn't clear why
quantities of methane had built up. Bovine belching and flatulence
releases large quantities of the gas.
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Hmmm. Cows. Why not horses? Don't tell Eisboch of the Luddite Clan.

On 1/29/2014 7:11 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
BERLIN (AP) — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn
in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an
explosion.

Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge
apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at
a farm in Rasdorf. The roof was slightly damaged and one cow suffered
light burns. No people were hurt.

Police say 90 cows are kept in the shed and it wasn't clear why
quantities of methane had built up. Bovine belching and flatulence
releases large quantities of the gas.


Hmmm. Cows. Why not horses? Don't tell Eisboch of the Luddite Clan.


She will just promise to keep the herd under 90.

Speaking of the horses, don't forget to allow for a towing capacity to haul them around when you buy that new truck. ;-)

On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:26:16 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:11:50 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

BERLIN (AP) — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn
in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion.

Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge
apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at
a farm in Rasdorf. The roof was slightly damaged and one cow suffered
light burns. No people were hurt.

Police say 90 cows are kept in the shed and it wasn't clear why
quantities of methane had built up. Bovine belching and flatulence
releases large quantities of the gas.

My guess is this is just a testament to what happens when you make a
building too tight.
They need some fresh air makeup.

Knowing Germans, I can't believe they let this story get out. I'd think they'd find it far too
embarrassing.

On 1/30/14, 8:00 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:26:16 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:11:50 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

BERLIN (AP) — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn
in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion.

Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge
apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at
a farm in Rasdorf. The roof was slightly damaged and one cow suffered
light burns. No people were hurt.

Police say 90 cows are kept in the shed and it wasn't clear why
quantities of methane had built up. Bovine belching and flatulence
releases large quantities of the gas.

My guess is this is just a testament to what happens when you make a
building too tight.
They need some fresh air makeup.

Knowing Germans, I can't believe they let this story get out. I'd think they'd find it far too
embarrassing.



It's a terrific story, and I'm glad no cows were seriously injured. I
think we ought to petition the powers that be to change the name of this
newsgroup from rec.boats to rec.flatulence.

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There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:05:42 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/30/14, 8:00 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:26:16 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:11:50 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

BERLIN (AP) — A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn
in central Germany when methane released by the animals caused an explosion.

Police in Hesse state said in a statement that a static electric charge
apparently triggered the detonation, and a spurt of flame, on Monday at
a farm in Rasdorf. The roof was slightly damaged and one cow suffered
light burns. No people were hurt.

Police say 90 cows are kept in the shed and it wasn't clear why
quantities of methane had built up. Bovine belching and flatulence
releases large quantities of the gas.

My guess is this is just a testament to what happens when you make a
building too tight.
They need some fresh air makeup.

Knowing Germans, I can't believe they let this story get out. I'd think they'd find it far too
embarrassing.



It's a terrific story, and I'm glad no cows were seriously injured. I
think we ought to petition the powers that be to change the name of this
newsgroup from rec.boats to rec.flatulence.

There you go. There's definitely a lot of flatulence around here.