site banner
PaperclipPerfector  16d ago (text post)   2138 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for November 17, 2024

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

2
Top Bottom Old Controversial Comments
Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Does anyone have any advice on safely getting rid of a smallish, mostly-full canister of propane? Most of what I'm finding online assumes the canister is empty. Hazardous waste disposal in my city is handled in a different county, by appointment, bringing it to their facility and waiting in line, and the next day they have appointment slots open is December 7th. I want to get this out of my space as quickly as possible - at the very least I'd like to find a safe way to empty it. The only reason I even have it is that my old roommate brought it from our previous apartment and the canister wound up in a box of stuff in a bathroom closet when we moved.

List it as free on craigslist or nextdoor or a similar site and someone will come take it.

Why would you want to get rid of it? Keep it to run a gas burner in a power outage. I have half a dozen half-full camping bottles I use up whenever it's not worth dragging a 30lb tank around.

Pretty much all the manufacturers of these items have guildes to proper disposal of their products. Here is the one for yours: https://www.bernzomatic.com/About-Bernzomatic/CylinderSafe#. While is does assume they are empty, you can contact them for guidance on what to do with a partially full one. They even have a chat bot, though it probably isn't very good.

Can't you empty it by just gassing it out? Would that make it much easier to get rid of?

What is this place?

This website is a place for people who want to move past shady thinking and test their ideas in a court of people who don't all share the same biases. Our goal is to optimize for light, not heat; this is a group effort, and all commentators are asked to do their part.

The weekly Culture War threads host the most controversial topics and are the most visible aspect of The Motte. However, many other topics are appropriate here. We encourage people to post anything related to science, politics, or philosophy; if in doubt, post!

Check out The Vault for an archive of old quality posts. You are encouraged to crosspost these elsewhere.


Why are you called The Motte?

A motte is a stone keep on a raised earthwork common in early medieval fortifications. More pertinently, it's an element in a rhetorical move called a "Motte-and-Bailey", originally identified by philosopher Nicholas Shackel. It describes the tendency in discourse for people to move from a controversial but high value claim to a defensible but less exciting one upon any resistance to the former. He likens this to the medieval fortification, where a desirable land (the bailey) is abandoned when in danger for the more easily defended motte. In Shackel's words, "The Motte represents the defensible but undesired propositions to which one retreats when hard pressed."

On The Motte, always attempt to remain inside your defensible territory, even if you are not being pressed.


New post guidelines

If you're posting something that isn't related to the culture war, we encourage you to post a thread for it. A submission statement is highly appreciated, but isn't necessary for text posts or links to largely-text posts such as blogs or news articles; if we're unsure of the value of your post, we might remove it until you add a submission statement. A submission statement is required for non-text sources (videos, podcasts, images).

Culture war posts go in the culture war thread; all links must either include a submission statement or significant commentary. Bare links without those will be removed.

If in doubt, please post it!


Rules


Recommended Posts And Communities

Recommended Realtime Chats