He hui o ka acetylene a me ka oxygen, inā e ʻā a pahū ka pahu kinoea maʻamau, ka hopena i kekahi make i loko o ka radius umi mika. Ma waho aʻe o ka pilikia o ka paʻi ʻia e ka cylinder shrapnel, ʻo ke kaomi ʻino ʻole koke a me ka nalu pahū mai ka pahū ʻana ua lawa ka ikaika e make ai.
Manaʻo wau i kahi mamao a hiki i 20 mau mika mai ka pahū ʻana i mea make. He mea weliweli loa kēia hiʻohiʻona.