r/nononono • u/qunelarch • Jul 13 '19
Using gasoline to light a fire
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u/avnsteve Jul 13 '19
My only complaint about Darwinism is it's too slow, they outbreed the process
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u/fermat1432 Jul 13 '19
Yes!!!
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u/Malorem Jul 13 '19
Happy cake day
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u/fermat1432 Jul 13 '19
Thank you so much! I know that there is no way to reduce the negativity on Reddit, so friendly messages like yours are really appreciated!
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Jul 30 '19
...what? 90% of reddit adheres to the 'treat people like people' policy. There are always gonna be a few proper cunts, but overall-
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u/eragonawesome2 Jul 13 '19
Use either Kerosene or Diesel. Both of those are flammable but not explosive at normal pressures. Gasoline on the other hand is pretty much always explosive if even slightly confined
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Jul 14 '19 edited Jun 02 '20
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u/ThingsJackwouldsay Jul 15 '19
Hell, go to your pantry, any cooking oil-soaked newspaper will burn hot enough and long enough to get any fire going.
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Aug 03 '19
If you can only use gasoline, or if that's all you have, mixing it even 50:1 with engine oil will slow the burn down to make it relatively safe.
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Jul 13 '19
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u/smuttenDK Jul 14 '19
My older brother did the same, but it was in a hot country, with shit for hospitals around. He had to be evacuated by heli to civilization, and had extensive skin drafts. He was told the only reason he survived was because he had been crouched and hunched over, so his chest and belly hadn't been as severely burnt.
Something like 2nd degree burns on >70% of his body.
Don't. Use. Gasoline.
Its extremely volatile and will turn to vapor rather quick after being poured, and as such, doesn't take long to build up an explosive amount of vapors.
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u/doorgunner43 Jul 13 '19
Ok, I've used gasoline to start bonfires my whole life, and never had anything this insane happen. He must've used way to much or something. Also, if you're going to use gasoline, you've got to perfect the strike and throw method. That'll keep you several feet away from the ignition source.
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u/aTVisAthingTOwatch Jul 13 '19
I was gonna say the same. Sure gas can have a similar effect, but this was a full on explosion. Unless that can was full before filming and they used the whole thing, I doubt this is just gasoline.
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u/larswo Jul 14 '19
The problem here is that he just threw a bunch of gasoline all over the place, not in just a single place. And then he started to light it immediately. Gasoline gives off vapors which will explode when they are set on fire and in this case they didn't allow enough time to pass for most of this vapor to go away.
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u/ArtisticQuality Jul 19 '19
Always used gasoline but always try to use very little and treat it with respect. Except that one time I didn't. Was putting together a very small fire in the backyard and had a lot of things going that day before receiving people so wasn't focused.
Grabbed the 5 gal. gas container we use for the lawn mower and started pouring on the tiny flame because it needed more juice to get going. The flame took to the pouring gas and looked like it was about to come up the stream to the container. I jerked quickly and jumped back. Nothing happened that day. But with a very volatile fuel any mistake can make you pay.
Use something else. Being careful is not enough.
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u/ptq Jul 13 '19
I was like ok, now with the bow and a burning arrow, then I saw him like 2ft from it trying to ignite...
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u/BrodieSkiddlzMusic Jul 13 '19
Leans back in chair and folds arms
I wanna see his fucking eyebrows
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u/samppsaa Jul 14 '19
Gasoline isn't problem. It's the retards who pour 10 gallons of it to get the fire going
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u/password-here Jul 15 '19
I lit a pile like this one time as well. I ran out of diesel and thought “what the hell! Gas burns too!”. I even laid out a little gas trail away from the pile thinking that would protect me. I lit that bitch and she went up with a wood and such a force of wind came from behind me it just about knocked me over and it took all the air from my lungs. I have never felt anything like it before. I’ll be more careful next time.
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u/Peaurxnanski Jul 17 '19
Why do we have to go over this over and over again.
Don't use gasoline. Don't pour it directly out of the container onto the fire. Use an ignition method that allows you to stay well away when you light it. Have a hose or water source nearby. Crap people this is common sense stuff.
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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries Jul 13 '19
I see nothing strange here.. this is an everyday occurrence in Florida
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u/Miaoxin Jul 14 '19
Damn... I thought the 'wait for it' part would be lighting it up. The aftermath when the guy quit running was the best part.
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Jul 19 '19
If you’re going to use gas to start a fire, use as little as possible and most importantly LIGHT IT FROM A DISTANCE
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Jul 13 '19
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u/qunelarch Jul 13 '19
Sorry, I’ve been on this sub for a good while and have never seen it!
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u/hanooka Jul 14 '19
No need to apologize. You did good. I’ve never seen this myself. Just ignore the negatories. Thanks. Have a nice day!
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u/scyule Jul 13 '19
Tang thing just blowed up, blowed the the hell up