wnjj wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
This is caused by people watching too many old episodes of "CHiPS" on MeTV. If you believe what you see on that show, ANY car explodes into a ball of flames from even the slightest tap.
https://youtu.be/-9GGDOUDLhc
Sadly, that's what many people think actually happens. "Tink.... BOOM!"
If only people understood what conditions are required for a FIRE, let alone a full-on explosion, they'd realize how silly this whole conversation is. Any talk of "chemistry" makes people's heads swoon; they go glassy-eyed and slack-jawed at the slightest mention of even the basic concepts. Toooooo complicated! Gas in gas tank safe! Gas in gas can not safe! Gas make fire! Gas make boom-boom! Fire bad! Boom-boom bad! Gas bad!
