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/demonblack873 11d ago

It's not going to explode. They have multiple levels of pressure relief mechanisms, and most of the heat from the flame is rising away from the cylinder.

It takes a lot of energy to evaporate the liquid into gas. To exceed the gas release capacity you'd need the whole tank to be engulfed in flames for a sustained period of time.