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Sleeping Giants. I am a compressed gas cylinder. I weigh 175 pounds when filled. I am pressurized to 2,200 PSI. I have a wall thickness of ¼”. I stand 57 inches tall. I am 9 inches in diameter. I wear a cap when not in use. I wear valves, gauges, and hoses when working.
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I am a compressed gas cylinder. I weigh 175 pounds when filled. I am pressurized to 2,200 PSI. I have a wall thickness of ¼”. I stand 57 inches tall. I am 9 inches in diameter.
I wear many colors, bands and labels to tell what tasks I perform.
I transform miscellaneous stacks of material into glistening ships when properly used.
I transform glistening shipsintomiscellaneous stacks of materialwhen allowed to unleash my fury unchecked.
I am too frequently left standing alone on my small base - - my cap removed and lost by an unthinking workman.
I am ready to be toppled over - - where my naked valve can be snapped off - - releasing all of my power through an opening no larger than a pencil.
I am proud of my capabilities
I have been known to jet away faster than a dragster at 800 miles/hour.
I smash my way through brick walls with the greatest of ease.
I fly through the air and reach distances of a half a mile or more.
I spin, ricochet, crash and slash through anything in my path.
I scoff at the puny efforts of human flesh, bone and muscle to alter my erratic course.
I have been known to blast my way through four -- fourteen inch – brick walls before running out of pressure. My escaping oxygen burns everything in its path.
I can, under certain conditions, rupture or explode.You hear of these exploits on the evening news.
You can be my master only under my terms: Full or Empty – my cap should be on tight & straight Never leave me standing alone Keep me tied in a secure rack
Treat Me with Respect I am A Sleeping Giant