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My smoke detector went off 3 am - but there wasn't a fire. Whyd they go off? ?

Ok here's what I knowIt's the kind where u can replace the battery however both batteries were changed when we moved into the house in march. One went off at 3:45 the next one went off 3:55 Scared the heckk out of us regardless of how tired I am i don't trust it now am afraid that The second I close my eyes that theyll go off again! Here's the answers I don't want :- it's possessed - batteries need 2 be changed- its dusty or needs to be cleaned - get new smoke detectorsMaybe Important detail: The second time it went off we ran to shut it off the second we opened our bedroom door it turned off. This is y I didnt wanna hear the it's dirty/needs 2 be cleaned cuz im already considering this. When we looked at it- it was blinkin red It's been 15 min since it last went off it hasn't gone off again! Hopefully it'll stop. Tell me somethin I dunno plz!

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Yes, mostly likely an ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher.
The US never used the .45 Colt as a military rifle round. It was a pistol round. Perhaps you should do a little more research before you ask the question, because you're a bit off in your history. And if we had used lever guns during World War One, we would have lost. They are generally less accurate at long ranges than something like the M1903. Incidentally, you forgot a chambering in your litany of rounds: .30-03. Let me enlighten you as to what cartridges were used when: The .50-70 Government was adopted in 1866, and it was the main military rifle cartridge until 1873 (in single-shot weapons, not in repeating rifles). The 1873 Springfield rifle adopted the .45-70 Government, which was expected to give better range and a flatter trajectory. The .45-70 was still used in single-shot weapons by the military until 1892. The .30-40 Krag was adopted when bolt-action, smokeless powder repeating rifles were becoming more popular in Europe. The Krag-Jorgensen M1892 Springfield was used up until 1903, when the .30-03 was introduced. When Germany introduced Spitzer bullets (pointed bullets) the US chose to produce its own Spitzer-type bullets, and modified the .30-03 into the modern .30-06 Springfield. And they lived happily ever after. The End.

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