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Gasoline under normal conditions doesn’t explode, it burns. I’m not denying that a fire was the likely outcome in either case, but neither gasoline nor batterie
by ExcelSaga 9y ago
Gasoline under normal conditions doesn’t explode, it burns. I’m not denying that a fire was the likely outcome in either case, but neither gasoline nor batteries detonate, they deflagrate. Gasoline in particular, despite what Hollywood would have you believe, isn’t like nitroglycerin.
- zaroth 9y agoThanks for the correction!
- sjwright 9y agoActually I'd sooner blame video games, which often assert that a single bullet to the gas tank door will cause an instant car-flipping fireball.
- colejohnson66 9y agoThat’s not video games; that’s Hollywood
- sjwright 9y agoI sincerely can't remember the last time I saw a hollywood movie where a single bullet could cause a car to fireball.
- taneq 9y agoIt depends hugely on the conditions. Fuel tanks (car or otherwise) containing petrol are most dangerous when nearly empty, and even then the air/fuel ratio needs to be exactly right. If it is, though, it's possible to get your movie-style explosion... just not very likely.
- nasredin 9y agoThe Las Vegas shooter hit the airport's avgas containers and nothing happened. Also IIRC Mythbusters did an episode on this.