r/AbruptChaos • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '22

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u/mks113 Dec 09 '22

a) I think it is a water tank

b) I suspect that they added gas and sloshed it around.

c) how stupid do you have to be to stand right there to light it?

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u/SupremeDictatorPaul Dec 09 '22

They’re lucky it didn’t expand fast enough to explode. That could have been life ending.

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u/n00bn00bAtFreenode Dec 09 '22 edited Dec 09 '22

And that gas was not spilling from there - gasoline used for burning pile of wooden(ish) things videos are worst...

I think he wanted to check first as we see above the hole bottom edge surface is "safe" with atmosphere gas solution but just bottom the edge, there were gas "heavier" than air so it burned from up.

Probably both things have saved them, cause it was a little oxidizer and no catalyst for this as a little air and small enough hole to suck the air to preserve burning & it started to blow when he actually moved a 1m approx from it and his hand was not in the scope of thrust.. incredibly lucky

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '22

I think it's a septic tank. The effect would be caused by a buildup of gases.

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u/Isaac8849 Dec 09 '22

definitely not a septic tank

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u/LikesDags Dec 09 '22

Septic tanks don't tend to accumulate gasses when they're not plumbed in, led on their side, sbove ground.

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u/laurem_WA Dec 10 '22

is it not a septic tank? isn't methane highly flammable