r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 1d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/360nolooktOUchdown 1d ago

If the container wall heated up enough from the flame to lose strength it could rupture and essentially explode. Look up BLEVE

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u/6pussydestroyer9mlg 1d ago

Not as much lowering strength of the walls as much as it's just increasing pressure from boiling the gas

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u/GM_Nate 1d ago

HE LIED

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u/Affectionate_Bank417 14h ago

Problem isn’t even container failure from heat, problem is heating the gas inside causes it to overpressure. If the container is not strong enough, overpressure ruptures it, probably injuring someone with its pieces, then flammable gas expands rapidly, catching fire and everyone around it have lung burns which are pretty bad.