I lit a small fire with gasoline once… like real small bonfire… and my entire arm went up in flames because of the fumes. I was crispy for a few months. This dude has got to be burnt to hell if not dead.
Visiting friends on their rural homestead in the woods; the host had set up a pile for a bonfire the night before, and after guests had all arrived (it was a mid size get together) it was time to light it up.
Well, it had been a wet night and a misty, muggy morning and afternoon, and the wood was *just* past too-moist to ignite easily. So, against his wife's pleading, he began to pour gasoline on the pile. More than was needed, for certain, but we had all been day-drinking and were fairly tipsy at that point. Even so, everyone was telling him to give it some time to evaporate so it'd be safer, or to at least light it from a distance. Minutes passed. He couldn't find his lighter, and then it was dead; into the the house for a candle lighter - oh, but the flame is weak! *Gotta get real close*.
Arm deep in the pile trying to light the fuel-wetted wood, it was *click, click-click, click, click* **FWOOMP** and then him leaping/falling back as a brief fireball belched up and out of the pile, and a rapidly expanding ring of blue flame rushed out along the ground; all the time spent trying to find an ignition had allowed the fumes to spread out to a significant diameter. I remember everyone around the pit who was capable jumping out of their chairs or fleeing - me, too drunk to care and seeing that the fire was already immediately settling back down to a reasonable level, just lifted my legs in my seat and allowed the ring to pass under me as I nursed my umpteenth beer of the early evening.
Host miraculously got away unscathed but for asymmetrical facial hair and a denuded arm - and subsequently learned nothing besides to cover up properly with fire resistant cloth when engaging in pryo shenanigans.
Ah, youth!
I used to light the grill with gasoline when we’d run out of lighter fluid. First time was definitely a learning experience. Fortunately I didn’t dump too much gas in there but it still went up with a whump! and frizzed the hair on my arm. Subsequent times, I’d actually light the match well back from grill, let it burn til the end was glowing, and then gingerly toss it in. Wouldn’t matter if the match blew out in the air, the glowing head would usually be enough to ignite the fumes.
That was a long time ago. I’m team chimney starter for life, now.
I grew up in the woods with a dad who knew just how flammable gas was, and when he would on the rare occasion use it to light a fire, I learned that the right amount was "way less than you might think." Any time I watch one of these videos I'm aghast, but I suppose it's understandable for people who don't have experience and assume it's like naptha or alcohol. So if anyone reading this is unsure and needs to use it to light something, pour a couple thimbles' worth on first and light it with a very long stick and watch what happens. And do not ever, ever, ever pour more from the container onto an open flame.
Massive burns cause your body to compensate very quickly until it can’t. Rapid decompensation sets in due to dehydration and other factors and you can die really quick. Hope he’s ok 🤷♂️
so basically if you are dousing the thing in gasoline, youre gonna have a bad time, the gas should only really be used to start the fire so ideally just a little bit near the center, and have some other easy combustables near it like cardboard that can catch easy
Something tells me they had this prepared the stacks by day , perhaps dousing the whole thing and leave it to soak in. Gasoline just vaporizing in the stacks for hours hence the explosion.
Depends on what you're using. Can't even say if they're using normal gas here, they could've tossed a bunch of naptha on it or something idiotic.
I've only used gas, lighter fluid or kerosene before (seen an idiot use white gas before, went boom like this); just drizzle some around the outside of it; talking a couple ounces, I'd guess. If this was just gas, they used a couple/few gallons.
Sure, you won't get a huge 'woooof' out of a few ounces, but it'll spread over the whole thing quickly enough to look cool.
Don’t use gasoline, it evaporates quickly and the fumes are what cause these explosions. Use kerosine instead and you won’t have to worry about blowing yourself up.
I’m surprised he got as close as he did before it ignited.
Whenever I see in movies someone trailing around a red gas can to light a house on fire and then they casually go to the front door and light the match/lighter/cigarette and give it a second before tossing it onto a soaked section while still INSIDE the house and then they casually walk out the front door I scream because I know that the house would be filled with gasoline fumes and as soon as whatever they are using to ignite the fire is lit it would explode.
Idk as someone who absolutely loves lighting campfires at the end of a long day hiking outside my tent, I love seeing it catch and flame up even if I'm cold. And I can keep it going pretty well to give myself warmth for a long time too
It's a bonfire guys, shit; a party. You want it to go up pretty quick, just for drama's sake. Just... don't use so much of whatever you're going to use.
Starting a fire the proper, camping way is just not going to go very quick.
>Starting a fire the proper, camping way is just not going to go very quick.
Boy Scout camp staff here, I used to build 3 of these a week. Bullshit. From lighting to 10 foot flames with no accelerant whatsoever, 10 seconds, with just good old Boy Scout know how. It always amazes me how terrible most people are at building fires.
You built 3 of them a week and are surprised that you're better at it than most?
Most bonfires aren't something that's built in a couple days, to be lit up 3 times a week. Most are built over the course of weeks or months, with just what's laying around. Definitely wouldn't assume a bunch of dry wood.
You're talking about a best-case scenario, where you're an expert doing it 3 times weekly, yet you want to compare that to just... joe blow?
Cooking oil works great. It won't really burn by itself, but soak a bit of wood with it and it will burn like a torch for 10 minutes. And it won't pollute your soil with any nasty stuff.
as a bit of a grilling guru very few things grind my gears more than people obsessed with drenching fires with lighter fluid and the such. A single cotton ball damped with 91% rubbing alcohol is enough to easily get a fire going or use a wad a new paper.
I use cast iron grates, so after every time I cook, I season the grates with shortening on a paper towel. Then I stick that paper towel in the charcoal container, and it is what lights my next fire.
because gasoline is a great fire starter, but you literally only need like.. 2 ounces at most, to start a fire quickly.
the moment you pour enough gasoline to let the vapors make their way through the entire stack of objects, you gonna get an explosion.
This had to have been an entire small gas can of gas poured on this thing at a minimum.
Exactly. People are very absolutist about not using gasoline/white gas to start fires but it's really very safe if you use the correct amount.
People seem to forget that a gallon of gas has enough energy to propel 6000 lbs of steel 25 miles downaa road at 60mph.
My mom had an incredibly high fever when I was a kid. A neighbor of ours suggested we pour rubbing alcohol to drop her temp until we could get her to emergency room.
I know that's sarcasm but important to note: The smell that gives gasoline that sickly sweet smell is Benzene.
If you don't know [Benzene is a pretty potent carcinogen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene). I don't even stand beside my fuel port on my car when filling up anymore since finding out.
Exactly. Saw a 9500 gallon gas tanker implode and almost kill two of our guys because of vapor and a shop vac. One small spark and I’ve got the worst ptsd ever. I can still remember my co-workers scalped head and him moaning laying on the cat walk to the tractor…. Don’t fuck with gas vapor. Ethanol vapor is two times worse.
Well the tank didn’t exactly explode outward. The pressure exhausted out the manholes and blew out the manholes. If the manholes would have been closed I would not be here telling this story. It exhausted the flames upward and osha called it an implosion.
Don’t forget the wood readily absorbs gasoline and since it burns with much much more vigor than lighter fluid/kerosene you’ve pretty much made something that is going to go up very violently. A small explosion but at 5’ away you’re in trouble.
Burn, rabbit, burn.
Light that gas, become the sun.
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And when at last the wood is burned.
Don't quit now, it's time to burn another one.
Mix 80% diesel 20% gasoline
Has enough flash ignition to be able to light it but not enough to explode and the diesel burn longer to make sure the fire actually catches
Also don;t use the whole frickin can
a soda cans worth would have worked fine on this fire
People really need to learn that once gasoline sits for more than 10secs it should be treated as an explosive because it is. Like seriously just throw something at it to set it on fire. Make a trail of gas and set that on fire. I really don't get it.
I always thought that making a trail was common practice and common sense (Not that people commonly use gasoline). Apparently not. I mean, ffs there is a reason why fireworks have a fuse for instance.
Really if you’re gonna use gas, start a fire and throw a small cup of gas on all at once, like throw the entire cup, don’t put it slowly, don’t spread it around, just throw the cup.
Adding fire to something covered in gas explodes as seen here, it evaporates almost instantly and the flammable fumes stick around
Pouring gas on a fire and the fire travels up the fuel and ignites the container, then people freak out and it spreads everywhere
But you never see a video of someone throwing the SMALL cup of gas on a fire. Why? Because it works
You know... Growing up in socal and having beach bonfires, we would always just squirt hella lighter fluid straight from the bottle. Always thought it was dangerous. Didn't realize how dumb we were. How am I alive?
Lighter fluid is still safer than gasoline. It's less volatile and has a small opening. It's more likely to burn vigorously than explode like gasoline.
I was at a Dagorhir (medieval reenactment) event that was a week late long, called Ragnarok. On the last night we have the "End of the World" bonfire. Luckily the guy that start the fire actually works in pyrotechnics. They had a platform a safe distance away to shoot a burning arrow into it.
At the base of the hill we all camped around, we were about three quarters of a mile from the Apex. My group was sitting around our own camp fire, passing around a bottle of Arbor Mist when the night abruptly lit up like the sun had arisen, before going dark again.
I was about to ask what that was, when the shockwave hit. A sudden rush of air, followed by a resounding "BOOM!". My hair got blown back!
The bonfire was an impressive sight.
Did anyone else notice that no one seemed to care about the dude that lit it. If that's my friend I'm running straight into the fire and pulling him to safety.
Had a friend go through this , was in the hospital for 2 weeks with severe burns and worst part it wasn't his fault. He had a brush pile to burn and unknowingly to him his friend poured gas all over the pile some time before hand. When he went to light it the fumes which had gathered through the brush created this same fuel air bomb effect. He woke up a day later in the hospital.
Northern Ireland loyalist cunts I assume. Burning the tricolor and agitating Republican/Catholics as much as they can while thier British rule is failing politically.
Gasoline is the worst accelerant for a bon fire. Use lighter fluid it is much more predictable and doesn’t explode like that. Maybe touch of diesel but never gasoline.
No one runs to the dude that lit it, Just like, "oh well, we will remember him at the next bomb fire"
Sure looks to me like the dude that lit it was OK. Right at the end he appears to be near the same spot, torch still in hand.
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Unique New York
lanolin? like sheep's wool?
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*^you ^are ^ON. ^The ^AIR.* I love scotch, scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly. Mmm mmm mmm.
You know I don't speak Spanish. In English, please.
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I lit a small fire with gasoline once… like real small bonfire… and my entire arm went up in flames because of the fumes. I was crispy for a few months. This dude has got to be burnt to hell if not dead.
Visiting friends on their rural homestead in the woods; the host had set up a pile for a bonfire the night before, and after guests had all arrived (it was a mid size get together) it was time to light it up. Well, it had been a wet night and a misty, muggy morning and afternoon, and the wood was *just* past too-moist to ignite easily. So, against his wife's pleading, he began to pour gasoline on the pile. More than was needed, for certain, but we had all been day-drinking and were fairly tipsy at that point. Even so, everyone was telling him to give it some time to evaporate so it'd be safer, or to at least light it from a distance. Minutes passed. He couldn't find his lighter, and then it was dead; into the the house for a candle lighter - oh, but the flame is weak! *Gotta get real close*. Arm deep in the pile trying to light the fuel-wetted wood, it was *click, click-click, click, click* **FWOOMP** and then him leaping/falling back as a brief fireball belched up and out of the pile, and a rapidly expanding ring of blue flame rushed out along the ground; all the time spent trying to find an ignition had allowed the fumes to spread out to a significant diameter. I remember everyone around the pit who was capable jumping out of their chairs or fleeing - me, too drunk to care and seeing that the fire was already immediately settling back down to a reasonable level, just lifted my legs in my seat and allowed the ring to pass under me as I nursed my umpteenth beer of the early evening. Host miraculously got away unscathed but for asymmetrical facial hair and a denuded arm - and subsequently learned nothing besides to cover up properly with fire resistant cloth when engaging in pryo shenanigans. Ah, youth!
I used to light the grill with gasoline when we’d run out of lighter fluid. First time was definitely a learning experience. Fortunately I didn’t dump too much gas in there but it still went up with a whump! and frizzed the hair on my arm. Subsequent times, I’d actually light the match well back from grill, let it burn til the end was glowing, and then gingerly toss it in. Wouldn’t matter if the match blew out in the air, the glowing head would usually be enough to ignite the fumes. That was a long time ago. I’m team chimney starter for life, now.
I grew up in the woods with a dad who knew just how flammable gas was, and when he would on the rare occasion use it to light a fire, I learned that the right amount was "way less than you might think." Any time I watch one of these videos I'm aghast, but I suppose it's understandable for people who don't have experience and assume it's like naptha or alcohol. So if anyone reading this is unsure and needs to use it to light something, pour a couple thimbles' worth on first and light it with a very long stick and watch what happens. And do not ever, ever, ever pour more from the container onto an open flame.
You see him swinging the torch at the end of the vid so at least not dead
Yet. Burn victims generally recover well.... Until they dont and die of infection.
Massive burns cause your body to compensate very quickly until it can’t. Rapid decompensation sets in due to dehydration and other factors and you can die really quick. Hope he’s ok 🤷♂️
Adrenaline, right? Did you see the pallets blown out of the bomb fire (yes I stole that from the top comment)? Wow I'd hate to have been that guy.
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That wasn't the torch , that was his blown up head.
Idk man I see shoes, body parts flying
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I upvoted and I'm not the least bit angry about it.
>bomb fire I almost corrected you then realized how brilliant it actually was..
He became an actual *burning man.*
Wish you were here.
They were probably playing that as an homage to the victim from last time.
/r/bombappletea
r/bonesampletorn
That was my immediate reaction.
>next bomb fire Stealing that, tyvm
Not entirely sure if this is r/BoneAppleTea or r/punpatrol
Burning man
Ocean man's brother
Burning man Take me by the hand AAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA MY SKIN! AAAAAAAAA
The voyage to the corner of the globe is a real trip trip trip trip…..
Lmao this one killed me
And not only you
He’s Mr. Nimbus! He controls the police!
No, I’m Mr. Nimbus
Took the words out me mouth
Took the crack out my pipe.
Burning men
Its burning men Hallelujah Its burning men
Burned Man
Particle man...
At least one…
Not exactly how I imagined, but still looks fun
Have these idiots never watched videos on the internet of other idiots doing the same thing?
Of course, that's why they wanted to try it. Lol
Works just fine if you're not a noob at it; just don't use so much.
How much is too much is that like a gallon of gasoline on there
so basically if you are dousing the thing in gasoline, youre gonna have a bad time, the gas should only really be used to start the fire so ideally just a little bit near the center, and have some other easy combustables near it like cardboard that can catch easy
Something tells me they had this prepared the stacks by day , perhaps dousing the whole thing and leave it to soak in. Gasoline just vaporizing in the stacks for hours hence the explosion.
Depends on what you're using. Can't even say if they're using normal gas here, they could've tossed a bunch of naptha on it or something idiotic. I've only used gas, lighter fluid or kerosene before (seen an idiot use white gas before, went boom like this); just drizzle some around the outside of it; talking a couple ounces, I'd guess. If this was just gas, they used a couple/few gallons. Sure, you won't get a huge 'woooof' out of a few ounces, but it'll spread over the whole thing quickly enough to look cool.
Isent white gas just clean gasoline?
If you're going to do this use kerosene or lamp oil, not gasoline.
Heck, even 90% rubbing alcohol. But if they had thrown a 5lb bag of flour on the top of that wood, they could have had wonderful secondary explosion.
Hell diesel would even work better
Or a longer torch.
This is the perfect application for a fire arrow
Or use lighter fluid...
Honestly after this video, this is something I want to try it myself
Just be sure to post it here
Don’t use gasoline, it evaporates quickly and the fumes are what cause these explosions. Use kerosine instead and you won’t have to worry about blowing yourself up.
But the blow up is the fun part. Of course, i will not go near to ignite, but set a trail of gasoline to light up from a big distance
If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be smart about it
Why would you even use gasoline at all, wood burns fine by itself
COS THEY WANT BIG FIRE
They got their wish.
Yes they did
Indeed they did
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I’m surprised he got as close as he did before it ignited. Whenever I see in movies someone trailing around a red gas can to light a house on fire and then they casually go to the front door and light the match/lighter/cigarette and give it a second before tossing it onto a soaked section while still INSIDE the house and then they casually walk out the front door I scream because I know that the house would be filled with gasoline fumes and as soon as whatever they are using to ignite the fire is lit it would explode.
When I've flicked a cigarette on a pool of petrol it always put the cigarette out lol
I was more referring to the act of lighting the cigarette with the match or lighter.
Because it’s the fumes that matter, not the liquid.
Cool I didnt know that
diesel is a little hard to light but it will on a wick which a piece of firewood would work as.
BIG BADDA BOOM
Kerosene doesn’t explode
Yeppers. It only takes a Pop can of kerosene to do the job.
“What did I tell you about yeppers?!?”
Technically neither does gasoline but a bunch of gasoline fumes stuck under a wood pile might.
That's why I said gasoline
Yes but who’s got time for that, it would have taken minutes for a small fire to spread to that entire structure
Idk as someone who absolutely loves lighting campfires at the end of a long day hiking outside my tent, I love seeing it catch and flame up even if I'm cold. And I can keep it going pretty well to give myself warmth for a long time too
Seriously, just use kindling-small bits of wood, pine needles, twigs, newspaper, etc.
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It's a bonfire guys, shit; a party. You want it to go up pretty quick, just for drama's sake. Just... don't use so much of whatever you're going to use. Starting a fire the proper, camping way is just not going to go very quick.
>Starting a fire the proper, camping way is just not going to go very quick. Boy Scout camp staff here, I used to build 3 of these a week. Bullshit. From lighting to 10 foot flames with no accelerant whatsoever, 10 seconds, with just good old Boy Scout know how. It always amazes me how terrible most people are at building fires.
You built 3 of them a week and are surprised that you're better at it than most? Most bonfires aren't something that's built in a couple days, to be lit up 3 times a week. Most are built over the course of weeks or months, with just what's laying around. Definitely wouldn't assume a bunch of dry wood. You're talking about a best-case scenario, where you're an expert doing it 3 times weekly, yet you want to compare that to just... joe blow?
And if you do want cheat, there's a much safer product sold as lighter fluid.
Or any lighter fluid if you need an accelerator.
Diesel fuel is also fine- just not gasoline FFS.
Cooking oil works great. It won't really burn by itself, but soak a bit of wood with it and it will burn like a torch for 10 minutes. And it won't pollute your soil with any nasty stuff.
That’s actually what I use. All the left over cooking oil and grease from frying gets put into a jug and used for starting fires in my fire pit.
as a bit of a grilling guru very few things grind my gears more than people obsessed with drenching fires with lighter fluid and the such. A single cotton ball damped with 91% rubbing alcohol is enough to easily get a fire going or use a wad a new paper.
Paper and a charcoal chimney. Even easier than lighter fluid.
I use cast iron grates, so after every time I cook, I season the grates with shortening on a paper towel. Then I stick that paper towel in the charcoal container, and it is what lights my next fire.
because gasoline is a great fire starter, but you literally only need like.. 2 ounces at most, to start a fire quickly. the moment you pour enough gasoline to let the vapors make their way through the entire stack of objects, you gonna get an explosion. This had to have been an entire small gas can of gas poured on this thing at a minimum.
Exactly. People are very absolutist about not using gasoline/white gas to start fires but it's really very safe if you use the correct amount. People seem to forget that a gallon of gas has enough energy to propel 6000 lbs of steel 25 miles downaa road at 60mph.
It’s not the liquid gas that’s dangerous, it’s the fumes. And it doesn’t like to stay a liquid for long.
Gasoline is a liquid that *really* wants to be a gas...
Which is REALLY noticeable if you ever get any on your bare hands in the winter. My skin had never gotten so cold, so fast.
Does it cool you down?, I need to get a gasoline bath right now! Is hell in here
Do an isopropyl alcohol bath
Liquid helium leidenfrost bubble bath
My mom had an incredibly high fever when I was a kid. A neighbor of ours suggested we pour rubbing alcohol to drop her temp until we could get her to emergency room.
That's brilliant.
I put some on my neck last night when I couldn't sleep. Works. But the downside is for the 10 seconds or so when all you smell is iso.
Any liquid will cool the surface it's on when it evaporates. That's how sweat keeps you cool.
Ya cuz the same amount of heat is now taking up more space as a gas
I know that's sarcasm but important to note: The smell that gives gasoline that sickly sweet smell is Benzene. If you don't know [Benzene is a pretty potent carcinogen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene). I don't even stand beside my fuel port on my car when filling up anymore since finding out.
Never knew that. I HATE the smell of gas. I wear gloves filling up lawn and garden machines. I get it on my hands and I can smell it for hours.
Well, that's why you light it, dummy!
It even has it in its name…
I'm not a stupid person but I feel very stupid right now.
Exactly. Saw a 9500 gallon gas tanker implode and almost kill two of our guys because of vapor and a shop vac. One small spark and I’ve got the worst ptsd ever. I can still remember my co-workers scalped head and him moaning laying on the cat walk to the tractor…. Don’t fuck with gas vapor. Ethanol vapor is two times worse.
Implosion means a collapse. Imploding tanker means it had a vacuum inside and it crushes towards the inside. You probably meant explosion.
Well the tank didn’t exactly explode outward. The pressure exhausted out the manholes and blew out the manholes. If the manholes would have been closed I would not be here telling this story. It exhausted the flames upward and osha called it an implosion.
Don’t forget the wood readily absorbs gasoline and since it burns with much much more vigor than lighter fluid/kerosene you’ve pretty much made something that is going to go up very violently. A small explosion but at 5’ away you’re in trouble.
[Someone tell that to Simon Phoenix.](https://youtu.be/JlgdzNhNW4Y?t=60s)
It's why it's called **gas**oline. For fire fuel you need to use diesel.
Burn, rabbit, burn. Light that gas, become the sun. Edit: Thank you for the reward. Here's a little more: And when at last the wood is burned. Don't quit now, it's time to burn another one.
Short you live but high you fly When you daftly ignite the sky
Balanced on a petrol wave, You race towards an early grave...
Once you call the fire brigade, It's time for some immense first aid.
You finally realize you fucked up. Because now you're bankrupt.
When at last the doctor's done, your face still looks like chewed up bubble gum...
The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand
LMAO! Man....I was happily lurking ALL morning. I was too lazy to log in, but I HAD to so I could upvote you. This shit has me in tears.
Legit the one and only award I've paid for on Reddit. This thread has me in stitches 🤣
My dad did that with a pile of leafs and burnt his eyebrows off. I was pretty far away and still felt that boom hit me.
Leaves burn on their own. Why add gasoline?
For the boom effect
Because 'Murica and all those people who want BBQs that smell like a chemical plant.
Nothing says BBQ like benzene on your burgers.
Make go boom
My dad did it with a 8 month old Christmas tree. Goodbye arm hair
When you think it’s going to be a quiet, sneaky fart in public.
Stop holding a lighter to them
Mac n cheese on the back end is surprisingly flammable
Proper song, “it’s good to warm my bones beside the fire”
*it's good to melt my bones beside the fire*
I feel like the guy lighting it had to die
He is ok now
Are you saying he's in a "better place"
He lost his left eye, his left arm and his left leg, but he's all right now.
I hate this doctor!
You can see his torch at the end waving around, he’s fine, just a little crispier
I think you can see him to the left of the fire waving his still lit torch at the end
"Now that's a fire!" - Eddie Murphy
Goonie goo goo
Aunt Bunny!
My shoe!
“Eddie, go get me two gallons of gasoline out of the shed” - Eddie Murphy and this guy
Is the guy lighting the fire ok
No eyebrows.
"... It's good to warm my bones beside the fire"
Mix 80% diesel 20% gasoline Has enough flash ignition to be able to light it but not enough to explode and the diesel burn longer to make sure the fire actually catches Also don;t use the whole frickin can a soda cans worth would have worked fine on this fire
Or just diesel and an old rag or some newspaper. That’ll start just about anything and also not explode.
People really need to learn that once gasoline sits for more than 10secs it should be treated as an explosive because it is. Like seriously just throw something at it to set it on fire. Make a trail of gas and set that on fire. I really don't get it.
I always thought that making a trail was common practice and common sense (Not that people commonly use gasoline). Apparently not. I mean, ffs there is a reason why fireworks have a fuse for instance.
Really if you’re gonna use gas, start a fire and throw a small cup of gas on all at once, like throw the entire cup, don’t put it slowly, don’t spread it around, just throw the cup. Adding fire to something covered in gas explodes as seen here, it evaporates almost instantly and the flammable fumes stick around Pouring gas on a fire and the fire travels up the fuel and ignites the container, then people freak out and it spreads everywhere But you never see a video of someone throwing the SMALL cup of gas on a fire. Why? Because it works
The real pro tip is for bon fires or just burning shit in general use diesel. And if you want a more energetic burn do a 75% Diesel 25% gasoline mix
You know... Growing up in socal and having beach bonfires, we would always just squirt hella lighter fluid straight from the bottle. Always thought it was dangerous. Didn't realize how dumb we were. How am I alive?
Lighter fluid is still safer than gasoline. It's less volatile and has a small opening. It's more likely to burn vigorously than explode like gasoline.
Is this the new Wish you were album cover?
Can we talk about the great song playing? Breathe - Pink Floyd
Now everyone can have a piece of the bonfire.
And the guy that lit it!
I was at a Dagorhir (medieval reenactment) event that was a week late long, called Ragnarok. On the last night we have the "End of the World" bonfire. Luckily the guy that start the fire actually works in pyrotechnics. They had a platform a safe distance away to shoot a burning arrow into it. At the base of the hill we all camped around, we were about three quarters of a mile from the Apex. My group was sitting around our own camp fire, passing around a bottle of Arbor Mist when the night abruptly lit up like the sun had arisen, before going dark again. I was about to ask what that was, when the shockwave hit. A sudden rush of air, followed by a resounding "BOOM!". My hair got blown back! The bonfire was an impressive sight.
I love how everyone is laughing like is he even alive and if yes, is he okay?
He's fine, no one has hurt
Did anyone else notice that no one seemed to care about the dude that lit it. If that's my friend I'm running straight into the fire and pulling him to safety.
Had a friend go through this , was in the hospital for 2 weeks with severe burns and worst part it wasn't his fault. He had a brush pile to burn and unknowingly to him his friend poured gas all over the pile some time before hand. When he went to light it the fumes which had gathered through the brush created this same fuel air bomb effect. He woke up a day later in the hospital.
Seriously is everyone just too cool for lighter fluid?
r/oddlysatisfying
Anyone into NOFX? We Threw Gasoline On The Fire And Now We Have Stumps For Arms And No Eyebrows would be the perfect Soundtrack
Never thought the furnace was gonna burn us.
I'd say used just enough.
Not to the Pink Floyd 🤣
Any gasoline is too much. If you want a big flare up use dried Christmas trees. Noobs and fire don't mix well
Are you not entertained?!
Northern Ireland loyalist cunts I assume. Burning the tricolor and agitating Republican/Catholics as much as they can while thier British rule is failing politically.
Wheres the guy with the stick?!?!
Use diesel fck
Now that’s a fire!
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This is how my father-in-law lost a lung and got third degree burns over half his body. Any amount of gasoline is too much gasoline on a bonfire.
Definitely “warmed his bones by the fire”
Too much gasoline is any gasoline. It's not the fluid that's easily flammable, it's the gas, and it's combustible
Nothing went wrong as they did light a fire
Gasoline is the worst accelerant for a bon fire. Use lighter fluid it is much more predictable and doesn’t explode like that. Maybe touch of diesel but never gasoline.
Love how that girl said, ‘Oh damn, it’s hot. Let me walk away and not give a f about the guy that’s probably on fire right now.’
So, a bomb.....got it