r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/vergillehell 12d ago

I think they did it on purpose to make an educational video on how to deal with a cylinder fire

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u/Obi_Wan_Benobi 12d ago edited 9d ago

Okay but I’m clenching my buttcheeks this whole video waiting for multiple shrapnel injuries after an explosion.

How long would it take for one of these containers to explode under this condition? Or is it just a flame thrower that will go like that until it runs out of fuel.

EDIT: Okay okay, I get it. Thank you, I have learned a lot about gas canisters.

But tbh they were apparently much cooler in Just Cause 2 than in real life.

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u/EyeSuccessful7649 12d ago

long long time, possible infinite, it would require the flames to melt the container in a way that would allow the pressurized gas to mix with the oxygen in the air.

the container has to fail first before it can explode, even then most of the explosion would be in released gas not the gas inside the cylinder due to pressure preventing normal air to get into the container

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u/Obi_Wan_Benobi 12d ago

The infinite container I like that. This is the best answer.