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I'm sorry, I don't understand - I was talking about the gas in the tank on motorcycles (which also ignites from a match and it's pretty damn explosive). Also, h
by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I'm sorry, I don't understand - I was talking about the gas in the tank on motorcycles (which also ignites from a match and it's pretty damn explosive). Also, hydrogen does not ignite without air, just like gasoline.
- sliverstorm 14y agoHah! My mistake. Well, thing is with gasoline, is it isn't actually all that explosive in pure liquid form. Go take a pan with a cup of the stuff outside, light it with a match. No, seriously! It will just sit there and burn, slowly and usually with a lot of soot. Gasoline vapor is a completely different story, and the reason you think of gasoline as explosive. But, this doesn't generally prove to be a problem, in part because motorcycles (and just about every type of vehicle) have pressure vents so that the tank doesn't become dangerously pressurized.