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Yeahbut, a pound of flour spread evenly through the air in a room can be darned near as dangerous as a pound of gasoline.



For a while, I lurked on a poetics list, and only came forward once, when this was mentioned. At issue was a art installation in which sacks of flour moved through several rooms on conveyor belts. The installation was closed down by the local fire chief, and the poeticists couldn't fathom why. Organic powders are explove when become airborne at certain concentrations. A Queens, NY bubble gum factor once exploded, killing many workers, when the powdered gum base ignited.