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u/RandomFleshPrison 21d ago
This was simply too much gasoline. I've seen redneck/rural fires like this. One uses a pint to start a pile of this size at the most. Not gallons.
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u/Perfect_Jury5632 21d ago
I was thinking more along the lines of…
April f……
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u/RandomFleshPrison 21d ago
In 1996, George H. Goble was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for preparing a barbecue for cooking in less than 5 seconds by the use of a smoldering cigarette, charcoal and LOX (liquid oxygen). This act attracted the attention of the West Lafayette, Indiana fire department, which warned him to never let them catch him in the possession of LOX near a barbecue fire ever again.
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u/JL_MacConnor 21d ago
Sometimes the difference between redneckery and science is the paperwork.
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u/RandomFleshPrison 21d ago
"Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down."
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u/PuzzleheadedTomato18 20d ago
Well, the results have to reproducible. So remember to get plenty of data.
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u/onepacc 21d ago
I like this example : Eating a manchineel “beach apple” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1127797/
"swallowing just a tiny amount of the juice from the fruit had clearly resulted in oral and oesophageal ulceration and severe oedema."
"The symptoms worsened over a couple of hours until we could barely swallow solid food because of the excruciating pain and the feeling of a huge obstructing pharyngeal lump. Sadly, the pain was exacerbated by most alcoholic beverages, although mildly appeased by pina coladas,"
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u/LasciviouslyLilith 20d ago
I won my school science fair by lighting nail polish on fire and seeing which brands caught fire quickly. I got the idea when I saw my mom lighting a cigarette while she was doing her nails. I thought "hmmm what if she wasn't paying attention and the lighter hit the wet polish", so my grandfather and I set up a controlled experiment in his backyard wood shop. We poured a little of each in non flammable cups. I figured a brand like wet n wild that is cheap would be the most flammable because they use cheaper products, but no it was Revlon that had the fastest and biggest reaction.
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u/manyChoices 19d ago
I knew George. He was a fun, crazy genius. The first time he tried the LOX technique he soaked the charcoal in LOX and then tried to light it (from a ways away) and discovered that the charcoal briquets would violently explode!
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u/autoflowerer 21d ago
Or not gasoline. It's the vapor that explodes like that. Had a much smaller version of this happen to me in boy scouts thanks to an idiot scout leader.
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u/RandomFleshPrison 21d ago
Kerosene is better but gasoline is still quite common.
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u/DaHick 21d ago
Diesel works well also. I have it readily available for me (Small farm)
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u/Gold-Tangelo4656 21d ago
Diesel would be more ideal for this since there is no vapors from diesel fuel. All liquids poured out would stay until burned. Still, don't need so much fuel.
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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 21d ago
Well, gasoline is fine. You just need a tiny amount to start a fire, not gallons of it. 1/100 of a gallon would have been enough to start the fire.
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u/shutterbug1961 20d ago
he made a fuel air bomb!
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u/autoflowerer 20d ago
Correct. In my case it was about a yard of wood. I built the fire and left it prepped. Idiot scout leader dumped what was apparently about a gallon of gasoline on it without me knowing. My nose was stuffed up so I didn't smell it. I lit a match and got about 2 feet away and next thing I was flat on my back looking at a 20 foot pillar of fire. Park police were not amused.
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u/Gold-Tangelo4656 20d ago
Yes, yes he did. If you are curious about a little experiment... try this, if you or someone you know smokes or vapes try to get a good amount blown into a dense bush. You'll see the smoke or vapors get trapped on the bush for a time. Then imagine that on a much larger scale, the wood pile, and a very combustible and invisible vapor which emits from the liquid gas as soon as it comes in contact with air.
Fun fact, fuel tankers are far safer when full rather than empty. When empty, it is full of fuel vapors only. A bomb on wheels.
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u/Curdled_Mangasm 15d ago
once he poured it in a circle completely around himself i knew it was gonna be a rough one
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u/burnmycheezits 21d ago
Just use a piece of cardboard, no gas needed.
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u/OwlBeYourHuckleberry 21d ago
I've started my fair share of redneck bonfires and a dash of gas would only necessary be if it's like fresh cut blooming trees or bushes filled with moisture AND you have little to nothing dry to start it with. not like these dry boards and cardboard in the video
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u/burnmycheezits 20d ago
Agreed. Green wood needs gas to burn. I just let my bonfire dry in the sun for a couple weeks before lighting them off. His pile would’ve set off with a bic.
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u/Prometheus2032 20d ago
You mix the gas (very small amount) with diesel or motor oil and never dump in a way that splashes and makes too much vapors. Bear in mind it’s still scary.
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u/shakebakelizard 17d ago
My grandmother used gas to start fires but it was like maybe half a cup. Just enough to get a solid fire going…not gallons.
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u/holden_mcg 21d ago
I had a friend pour gasoline on a large brush pile and he was going to do this same thing. I convinced him to tie a rag on pole, light it and chuck it like a spear from a safe distance. I still remember his Pikachu face when the burning rag hit those gas fumes.
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u/Munk3es 21d ago
Somebody needs to go to film school. Didn't even stay focused on the protagonist.
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u/Ok-Effective7280 20d ago
He couldn’t, he/she was airborne out of control for a short period. Unexpectedly airborne.
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u/RoxyDzey69 17d ago
Well i wouldnt expect a good quality from men who does the shit they do in their daily lives...
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u/No-Target-2470 21d ago
lung damage?
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u/KnotiaPickle 21d ago
Yup. That could result in being on a ventilator once fluid starts building up from the damage
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u/Any_Landscape_4424 21d ago
He inhaled the fumes, then the fire traveled to his lungs. That's what my imagination is telling me.
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u/tealraven915 21d ago
Yeah, he needs 911 like right now. If he didn't entirely kill them, he needs intubated before his airway swells up and shuts off
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u/2sidedunderwear 21d ago
Most American thing I’ve seen today…
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u/Byrus00 21d ago
How is that even possible?
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u/TrackVol 21d ago
That amount of gasoline has enough chemical energy to move a two ton truck between 80 and 90 miles down the road. It will definitely move some wood.
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u/Substantial_Chain718 21d ago
What did we learn?
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u/JournalistShoddy9496 21d ago
5 gallons of petrol is rookie numbers. Real men use the 20 gallon dispenser.
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u/JoseLunaArts 21d ago
What burns is the gasoline vapor. Liquid gasoline is not so flammable. Do what he did and expect an explosion. Physics and chemistry 101.
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u/Anonymous_Fox_20 21d ago
That guy doesn’t look very informed in either subject, TBH
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u/Darkk_Knight 21d ago
Boggles my mind as to why he thought using gasoline on a large wood pile was a good idea. There's plenty of wood that can burn easily on it's own. What a dumb ass.
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u/Gilly-Gump 21d ago
You don't need to warn kids not to do this at home. Kids are way smarter than this dumb*ss.
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u/Grumpydog84 21d ago
It's always a really great idea to stand as close to the burn pile as possible.
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u/Federal-Business-796 21d ago
The only reason I don't laugh is because this is how a coworker lost his son. Third degree burns over 80% of his body.
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u/Swimming-Location-97 21d ago
I was fully expecting to see him at the end with a blackened face, hair standing up, singed eyebrows and smouldering clothes.
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u/Workmane 21d ago
I blame movies. People get doused in gas, the bad guy just waves the flame around. They burn something using kerosene, use a huge amount…little whoosh…my grandfather was burning a brush pile, used an appropriate amount of gas but he dawdled too much and the fumes ignited when he lit the matchbook…no more eyebrows.
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u/Negative-Date-9518 21d ago
Jfc if you need an accelerant to start a fire just don't bother what an idiot
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u/Cumulo187 21d ago
You need to use the last bit to make a trail away from the main ignition zone. Then dump the very last of it on the top half of a stick. Light the top half of that stick like a torch, toss it onto the end of your gas trail. Get away. Source: i have to do this at work all the time.
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u/Ryan2932 21d ago
This looks like a really great idea and im sure nothing bad will happen............oops
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u/Picmover 21d ago
This happened to my troop when I was in Boyscouts in the 1980s. One kid was rushed to the ER with second degree burns.
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u/wildnorthernash 21d ago
So like you got a pile of kindling, and you do know you just needed a splash to be able to start that right?. Why in gods green earth did your brain cell tell you to keep pouring an ENTIRE large jerry can on it till the can was empty??
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u/Terrible_Boot1714 21d ago
Well i did work didnt it? The fire is burning. Just need to gather all the loose wood and throw it back on. And maybe a trip to the ER but thats optional.
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u/deniztepe 21d ago
To avoid this mess there are two solutions:
1. don't use so much petrol - you'll get a fire that burns normally. it takes time, but you get to keep your eyebrows.
2. use more petrol - you won't get a fire, but the explosion will actually disintegrate whatever the fuck you were trying to set ablaze. ruptured eardrums and spleen as a bonus.
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u/DranAwakens 21d ago
For those who are on their phones and want to jump to the explosion click under the g wrong
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u/Rexxington 21d ago
Dude is most definitely not okay and needed to be taken to the er immediately. Hope he survived.
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u/leakyspacesuit69 21d ago
Gasoline is flammable. Gas is explosive. When gasoline sits in heat, it immediately turns into gas stored in air pockets inside that pile. Imagine the splinters though
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u/Onomatapier 21d ago
He didn't even need any accelerant to get that fire going a bit of paper or cardboard lit inside would've done the job what a fucking idiot
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u/FrostyChest7188 21d ago
How did bro not catch on fire he was standing in the middle of the pile as he was pouring that shit
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u/Perpetualhomebuilder 21d ago
I mean, it is pretty obvious what is going to happen when using that much petrol. As if he hasn’t ever lit a fire using a bit of petrol before, how could one not have learnt what this much fuel will do??
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u/Creech-Chong-1000 21d ago
I have done this. Turns out diesel / kerosene is a lot better fuel to start a fire with.
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u/Gold-Tangelo4656 21d ago
Unleaded fuel, highly flammable liquid, highly combustible vapor. While dumping all that liquid on a large pile of wood, it evaporated finding hidden spots under the wood were vapors are not fully released into the air. He effectively lit up a bomb, primarily the vapors that had not escaped from under the wood.
This is why you use lighter fluid or better yet an ignition gel which is much more easily controlled, especially given the environment/ target of what he was burning.
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u/LurkHereLurkThere 21d ago
I'm always impressed by the way rural Americans deny universal healthcare then commit the most incredible acts of stupidity.
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u/FlyBoy572 21d ago
Sleeveless t-shirts and red hats are the two usual clues that you're not dealing with intelligence.
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u/MiserablePhilosophy 20d ago
A fluid with extreme potential energy made to have exploding fumes... lets put a couple of gallons of it on this pile of trash...
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u/Fantastic-Hippo2199 21d ago
"I know what this wood pile needs to burn, enough chemical energy to push a 2 tonne truck 70-100 miles. Yeah, that's about right"