Gasoline barrel shoot out experiment

There are 3 metal barrels - the first is completely filled up with gasoline, the second is filled up half and the third one was filled and emptied again. A guy is shooting with a pistol at the barrels... how many of the barrels will explode? which one(s)? why?

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• gasoline
• gas
• barrel
• barrels
• shoot
• out
• pistol
• explosion

[thekkl]

@cvillelli They may have switched the sound just for the viewers the same way they'll switch a bald eagle with a hawk, but not all guns produce a noticeable muzzle flash, and there's really no reason to not use a real gun.

[suckmypokecock]

The humble oil barrel, number one killer of germans in call of duty

[wlm5678]

lmao dulphonic

[arandomperson3]

Yea I've wondered, since this is the most common and universal form of creating huge explosions in movies, how probably is it in real life if you shoot a convieniently placed fuel barrel?

[cvillelli]

Is it just me, or does that gun sound completely fake? Plus, at :58, there's no muzzle flash. I'm calling shenanigans.

[wiserblue]

Actually there is a chance of the barrel exploding if the friction of the bullet passing through the barrel's metal container created a spark.

[Dulphonic]

exactly why I stopped using tracer rounds at the gas station... too risky.

[RK1Apocalypse]

Still wouldnt matter. The only way that they would explode is with tracer rounds.

[cancelmyjobDOTcom]

the thrid should explode becuase it has more gas vapors in it and the liquid itself doesn't fuel the flame. thats why you can't smoke NEAR a gas station cuase the gas fumes can be where the visible liquid can't go,(in the air)