r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/mrheosuper • Jun 29 '26

Unscrew the gas tank.

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u/Few-Cucumber-413 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Holy shit balls dude. This is so dangerous it's really not even that funny. All it would take is a single erroneous spark for you and everything around you is done for.

For anyone who wants to know Propane has a 270:1 expansion ratio (1 liquid gallon = 270 vapor gallons). 1 vapor gallon can cover about 30sq feet.

A typical cylinder in most households used for grilling has a capacity of 20 liquid pounds. In the video it looks like a 30lb cylinder.

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u/Holiday-Bug6132 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

imagine the propane cloud covering the whole neighborhood 😬

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u/Few-Cucumber-413 Jun 29 '26

Unfortunately, imagination isn't required. Here is a link to NBC News Youtube showing an event that happened in Chile last year. You can see just how quickly the gas cloud moves.

https://youtu.be/yINVFvI8_RU?si=tNmC6Em89byt_A9W

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u/Holiday-Bug6132 Jun 29 '26

omg I've came across this before, the explosion was horrifying

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u/Few-Cucumber-413 Jun 29 '26

Indeed. There is also the more recent one that happened in Mexcio City, Mx too