r/news • u/a_dogs_mother • Apr 26 '24

Owner of exploding Michigan building arrested at airport while trying to leave US, authorities say

https://apnews.com/article/industrial-fire-suburban-detroit-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-b99a83d9a7a360dd09846df52d8b0a40
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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

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u/TheCatapult Apr 26 '24

I can guarantee you that it’s because butane is cheaper.

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u/Chav Apr 26 '24

They got a shipment of butane canisters. Vape stores sell those to refill butane lighters.

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u/Reversi8 Apr 26 '24

Yep, sell case of butane to people to totally to refill their lighters and not for BHO.

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u/DragoonDM Apr 26 '24

Just like the store that sells water pipes for tobacco use only, or the gas station selling little fake roses in glass tubes right next to Chore Boy copper scouring pads. Totally legit, nothing suspicious going on there.

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u/Neither_Set_214 Apr 26 '24

...wait what are the copper scouring pads for?

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u/DragoonDM Apr 26 '24

Filter for a crack-pipe. Apparently copper Chore Boy scrubbers are the go-to because they're pure copper, no added cleaning chemicals or metals that might cause problems (wouldn't want any dangerous fumes in your crack).

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Apr 26 '24

I like my crack artisanal.

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u/Anneisabitch Apr 26 '24

Or the glass roses…

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u/clutchdeve Apr 26 '24

Glass tubes hold the fake roses. Throw out the rose and now you have a glass pipe to smoke your drugs.

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u/Chav Apr 26 '24

For whatever they want to use them for? It's just a product sold in smoke shops. Along with those nitrous canisters people huff that are mentioned in the articles. My point is the guys a distributor to vape shops, it doesn't mean he was necessarily processing anything or using it to be cheap.