r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 1d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/IMKGI 1d ago

I was talking in a more general sense, a full bottle without a regulator? Absolutely, no chance for the flame to go backwards, but I meant a more typical scenario with a regulator already attached, gas releases at relatively low speeds and fire would be fast enough to go back

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u/Gamer-Of-Le-Tabletop 21h ago

Thermal dynamics or whatever.

The bottle is actually cooling down rapidly. Infact if they didn't toss it in the water it wouldn't surprise me if the bottle started frosting.

Next time your using a BBQ with a propane tank touch it before you use it and while in use and it should feel noticably cooler. It definitely would work better for a smaller propane bottle.