Highest psi to seat a tyre and any blow offs?

[KungFuPanda]

Another thread about a damaged bead has led me to remember a fitting scenario back in my teenage days when the tyre fitters couldn't get one of my new tyres to seat. The tyre shop owner cockily walked over and inflated the tyre to a dangerously high level to seat the tyre. Nothing happened but I was cowering around the corner as the "pop" always makes me jump.

I've seen youtube videos where the tyres explode, especially truck tyres.

So has anyone got any amusing stories around this topic?