For reasons, I've borne witness to portable propane tanks punctured in high velocity impacts. Sadly, unless there's an ignition source or substantial friction/heat, the propane will just vaporize into gas and vent away [citation needed]. From what I observed, the tank made a great big impact noise and lots of wooshing, but no flames or explosion.
We then tried it again with a small tea candle nearby and the results were more spectacular.
It's not quite like that. It's such high pressure that it needs a strong flame to become lit otherwise the pressure of expansion overwhelms the ignition source. Aka it blows itself out.
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Oh lord, that's so unbalanced. needs a second one
FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
^this guy cargo bikes
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
"This side towards enemy."
Batman@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Taste the heat, not the street
litchralee@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
For reasons, I've borne witness to portable propane tanks punctured in high velocity impacts. Sadly, unless there's an ignition source or substantial friction/heat, the propane will just vaporize into gas and vent away [citation needed]. From what I observed, the tank made a great big impact noise and lots of wooshing, but no flames or explosion.
We then tried it again with a small tea candle nearby and the results were more spectacular.
cedarmesa@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Zidane@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
It's a bomb not a republican rally
Gork@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Wouldn't there be sparks that could cause ignition?
sizzler@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
It's not quite like that. It's such high pressure that it needs a strong flame to become lit otherwise the pressure of expansion overwhelms the ignition source. Aka it blows itself out.
agent_flounder@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
You can make sure there are ...
(Disclaimer: just a joke, do not create actual propane bombs at home or anywhere else)
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
Stay strapped and create mutually assured destruction.
HubertManne@kbin.social · -3 pts · 2y
You do realize the car has a gas tank and ev lithium battery is not much of an improvement. I know. im a party pooper downer.
FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
That's why it's called mutually assured destruction.
Knusper@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
They did say that both lose.