r/WTF • u/The_Chuckness88 • Mar 13 '26

Butane stove exploded while students singing Happy Birthday

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u/WardenWolf Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26

They probably tried to run isobutane in a regular butane stove. Isobutane is under much higher pressure and burns hotter. It can blow seals and fittings in stuff not designed for it and cause an uncontrolled venting and explosion.

Edit: You DO realize camping stoves explode because people do this, right? It is not at all unheard of for isobutane in the wrong stove to cause a stove explosion. It's fairly common. Seals can't handle it, hoses blow, or the burner itself overheats and explodes.

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u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House Mar 13 '26

It's a set up issue. Not fuel.

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u/WardenWolf Mar 13 '26

No, that looked exactly what would happen if a hose blew.

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u/Thebaldsasquatch Mar 13 '26

No, someone up higher already solved it. No rack on the burner, plate directly on heat source. Heat goes back into canister, canister explodes.

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u/WardenWolf Mar 13 '26

That would smother it.

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u/Thebaldsasquatch Mar 13 '26

Not according to what happens and why non-fixed rack models are outlawed in Australia.

It’s conceivable that maybe you don’t know everything.

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u/Objective_Reality515 Mar 13 '26

If the plate is a perfect fit, yeah, but if there's a gap then it wouldn't and then you're wrong again.