I'm surprised this didn't turn into a video of natural selection.
It's like the Kerbal Space Program
wow that looks like fun
Seems very dangerous.
[QUOTE=Zeb Brown;41876948]Seems very dangerous.[/QUOTE]
these are rednecks we're talking about.
they would drive down an 80 degree dirt hill in a pickup truck filled with propane tanks and wooden poles because it "sounded like a good idea at the time, plus I was a little drunk"
That's so cool.
Fuck going anywhere near that.
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;41877001]these are rednecks we're talking about.
they would drive down an 80 degree dirt hill in a pickup truck filled with propane tanks and wooden poles because it "sounded like a good idea at the time, plus I was a little drunk"[/QUOTE]
They sounded Mexican/South American.
People in the comments are saying this is in Slovenia.
What the hell did that guy near the end like walk up to the barrel with the fire?
[QUOTE=Zeb Brown;41876948]Seems very dangerous.[/QUOTE]
Fairly safe, unless you get hit by a falling barrel, barrels, metal or otherwise are incredibly strong, so don't expect shrapnel, and even if they do rupture, don't worry about much more than a mangled barrel flying at someone at high speed, which most of the time will simply knock you on your ass and/or give you a really bad cut from the jagged edges. That being said, i still wouldn't do it, at least not standing 10 feet away with a burning stick to light it. This reminds me of something a friend told me to do, he called it the "redneck bottle rocket", basically the same idea here, only with tin cans, a sparkler and acetylene gas, rather than propane.
[QUOTE=katbug;41877166]They sounded Mexican/South American.[/QUOTE]
They can still be rednecks.
My favorite part is when the guy's green barrel gets magically replaced by a blue one at :22.
I don't remember what they're using but I don't think it's propane. Acetylene?
[QUOTE=Tippmann357;41877771]My favorite part is when the guy's green barrel gets magically replaced by a blue one at :22.[/QUOTE]
So I'm guessing fake?
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There were also barrels that bounced when they landed and some that just plonked on their side.
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;41877784]So I'm guessing fake?
[editline]18th August 2013[/editline]
There were also barrels that bounced when they landed and some that just plonked on their side.[/QUOTE]
Why would it be fake? I just think it's funny that someone's barrel landed where the other guy had his.
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;41877784]So I'm guessing fake?[/QUOTE]
No? The guy before the green barrel had a blue one, blue one came down right near where the green barrel took off at.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;41877201]People in the comments are saying this is in Slovenia.[/QUOTE]
Slovenian space program.
its fake lmao
reminds me of half life and the explosive barrels that when you shoot em they got straight into the air
Those boys aint right.
It's a little bit weird looking at this. To me, some of them look plausible while others seem obviously fake.
[QUOTE=PelPix123;41881374]It isn't, for a few reasons:
1. Explosion is impossible.
The cans are open on the bottom, meaning compression of the gas--and therefore uncontrolled explosion--is not possible under normal circumstances.
2. Empty barrels
The barrels are empty, meaning they weigh very little and have comparitively high surface area for wind resistance.
There are more reasons, but I thought I'd outline these.[/QUOTE]
All they'd have to do to make it completely safe is make sure the barrels are at least slightly tilted away from them.
[QUOTE=katbug;41877166]They sounded Mexican/South American.[/QUOTE]
Looks like south Eastern Europe based on the scenery and buildings.
how fucked up would your face be if you had your head right below it
garrysmodfest
those are manly firework
[QUOTE=PelPix123;41881374]It isn't, for a few reasons:
[b]1. Explosion is impossible.
The cans are open on the bottom, meaning compression of the gas--and therefore uncontrolled explosion--is not possible under normal circumstances.[/b]
2. Empty barrels
The barrels are empty, meaning they weigh very little and have comparitively high surface area for wind resistance.
There are more reasons, but I thought I'd outline these.[/QUOTE]
I don't think you understand how wrong you are.
If you fill an empty container with natural gas/butane/any gas you dope, an open bottom and a closed top, the gas has nowhere to go and collects at the top. Pop the pour-lid on the top of the barrel and tip a flame to the opening and bam, there's your explosion.
These are fun. I can confirm you CAN do this ([highlight]and DO NOT do it because I said how it's done[/highlight])
Cut open or remove the lid from either a plastic or metal barrel. Place this end facing down. Drill a hole in the top that you can easily plug until ready.
Take a propane tank and a line and stuff that under the barrel and run for about a minute. DO NOT FILL FROM THE TOP BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THE BARREL MUST BE TREATED AS ARMED.
Close off and take the propane tank away and stash it somewhere, then using a LONG stick with a burning rag at the end, remove the plug, use the burning stick to ignite the propane and watch it fly.
The combustion and rapid expansion in the barrel can only go down through the open end of the barrel. The result is the barrel takes flight if the air/propane mix is perfect.
Seriously this is basic fucking chemistry/physics. Take a cup and spray some butane from a lighter refill into it with the cup upside down. Take a flame to the bottom and watch the gas burn out without escaping the cup.
[editline]19th August 2013[/editline]
Also what MIPS said.
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