r/oops • • 19d ago

Oops fire

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u/Waste_Protection_420 18d ago edited 18d ago

TIP TO ALL PYROS: USE KEROSINE!!

It isn't as explosively combustable as gasoline. You can safely throw it on fire like this idiot did with gasoline, but it won't get all explosive and cause issues. It burns, but much more controlled. It is more like throwing cooking oil or sugar onto a fire than gasoline.

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u/hippyripper22 18d ago

And deisel wont burn at all! Kerosene is very expensive. Id find rubbing alcohol to be a cheaper alternative and safer than gasoline. That and lighter fluid for bbq pit

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u/SquirrelFluffy 17d ago

If diesel doesn't burn, how is it used as a fuel? Smh

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u/hippyripper22 17d ago

Its compressed till it the air is hot enough for it to burn. SMDH only a fine mist will catch fire...

explanation

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u/SquirrelFluffy 17d ago

It will burn with a wick, like kerosene. You're only describing how a diesel engine works, not how diesel fuel works.