Comment by paulryanrogers
1 month ago
That ... still sounds more dangerous than liquid gasoline to me. Though I suppose if it were cheaper and as plentiful then the world would switch. Gasoline was after all a byproduct of kerosine processing.
1 month ago
That ... still sounds more dangerous than liquid gasoline to me. Though I suppose if it were cheaper and as plentiful then the world would switch. Gasoline was after all a byproduct of kerosine processing.
You think something that goes "puff" and emits a wee puff of flame every so often is more dangerous than something that just sprays liquid dynamite all over the incident?
I know someone who took a drill to a small propane tank and ended up life flighted to the hospital. Perhaps the equivalent with a gas can would be worse? I just don't see it.
Okay, so barring deliberate stupidity, then.
You cannot burst an automotive propane tank, no matter how you might try. You could probably drill a hole in it with a decent drill bit (it's thick steel) or cut it open with an angle grinder, or even gas axe your way in.
But, as I say, deliberate stupidity aside, it's not just going to burst on you.
It's just not dangerous, period. There are multiple countries where every single taxi in the country pre-EVs ran on LPG, and now most of them still do though some get replaced by EVs. Ask anyone from there if they've ever heard of them blowing up. You'll get nothing but a "huh, what are you talking about?".